Padegaon waste processing unit begins full-fleged ops

Aurangabad: The waste processing unit in Padegaon with a capacity to treat 150 tonne of waste per day has started full-fledged operations a year after its counterpart in Chikalthana had started functioning.

The work of civil construction at Padegaon is nearly complete. Meanwhile, the processing of waste has started. According to head of the solid waste management cell of Auranagabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Nandkishore Bhombe, the work of presorting i.e. segregating wet waste from dry waste and windrow process i.e. biological breakdown of waste has begun at Padegaon.

“The unit now manages to take 150 tonne of waste through presorting and windrow process everyday. The process of mechanical breakdown of waste to produce compost will be initiated after the civil works are completed in a week’s time,” Bhombe said.

The Kanchanwadi biogas plant with a capacity to treat 30 tonne of waste is far from completion despite the AMC awarding the work order an year ago. When asked, Bhombe said that the contractor cited lockdown for not being able to complete the work on time. “We will consider fining the contractor for delay. The contractor has stated that the work will begin soon,” he said.

For the Harsul waste processing unit, the AMC had not been able to finalise the tender.