Daily waste will not be dumped at the Bandhwadi landfill site in the Gurugram district from March 31st next year, the officials informed on Friday.

For this, MCG has prepared a plan. This decision was taken in the sixth meeting of the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) under the chairmanship of P Raghavendra Rao, Chairman of, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Friday in Gurugram. The officials said it was decided that from February 15, 2023, 70 per cent of Gurugram Municipal Corporation's and 50 per cent of Faridabad Municipal Corporation's daily fresh garbage will not be dumped at the Bandhwadi landfill site. The officials informed that the current capacity of 4500 tonnes per day to process legacy waste will be increased in a phased manner to 7500 tonnes per day by January 20 and later to 10 thousand tonnes per day by February 15.

Along with this, it has also been decided to increase the existing capacity from 400 KLD (Kilo Liter Per Day) to 800 KLD (Kilo Liter Per Day) by March 31 to dispose of the legacy leachate scientifically. MCG Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja told the committee that at present there are decentralized units for processing fresh waste namely 80 tonnes per day in Beriwala Bagh, 70 tonnes per day in Badshahpur, 45 tonnes per day in Sector 44, 30 tonnes per day in BWG, 10 tonnes per day in Darbaripur and 35 tonnes per day in Carterpuri, fresh waste is being processed.

Such units have also been set up in Ullawas village and South City-2, but due to the objection of the people, the processing work has stopped there at present. About 150 metric tonnes of fresh waste will be processed at both of these places. "10 acres of land is vacant at Bandhwadi landfill site, a waste-to-energy plant will be set up by 2024 and after that, not only will waste be processed, but it will also be able to generate electricity," Ahuja added.