GHMC to set up 30 Secondary Collection and Transfer Points in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Intensifying its efforts to improve sanitation in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to set up 30 Secondary Collection and Transfer Points (SC&TP) at suitable locations in different parts of the city. Unlike the existing transfer stations which were set up on big land parcels, the new SC&TPs will be […]
Hyderabad: Intensifying its efforts to improve sanitation in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to set up 30 Secondary Collection and Transfer Points (SC&TP) at suitable locations in different parts of the city. Unlike the existing transfer stations which were set up on big land parcels, the new SC&TPs will be built in an area of around 100 square metres or more.
Currently, the waste collected from households, roads and other public places is transported to the transfer stations from there it is transported to Jawahar Nagar dump yard for recycling.
The SC&TPs, on the other hand, are expected to decrease the load on the existing transfer stations and pace up the waste disposal process.
The GHMC is also modernising the conventional transfer stations for efficient handling of municipal solid waste by introducing closed containerised vehicles, i.e, hermetically sealed containers coupled with hook loader vehicles.
The new SC&TPs and containerised vehicles will address the issues like garbage being scattered near transfer stations, leachate, soil contamination, spillages on the roads and hazards caused due to garbage being transported in open vehicles.
These new procedures are being adopted by the civic body to dispose the municipal solid waste, which has increased over the years in GHMC limits, in a scientific and efficient manner. From the whereabouts of 2,500 metric tons of garbage being generated per day in GHMC limits during 2015, the city today generates 6,500 metric tons of waste every day.
Meanwhile, another measure taken up recently to improve cleanliness in the city is the deployment of additional Swachh Auto Tippers, which are used for door-to-door collection of garbage from households.
In addition to efficient management of municipal solid waste, efforts are underway to intensify the recycling initiatives by setting up two more Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling plants, one each in the southern and northern parts of the city. The civic body has called for tenders inviting companies to set up the recycling plants.
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