The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) launched a major project worth over Rs 53 crore to dispose of around 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis.

Working under the guidance of MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, projects worth around Rs 77 crore have already been launched in the past for bio-remediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jamalpur main dumpsite of the civic body on the Tajpur road and bio-remediation of over 2 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jainpur site.

Now, this third major project has been launched for disposing of around 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis.

The MC Commissioner said around 1,100 metric tonnes of garbage was generated in the city on a daily basis. The civic body has already signed an MoU with a Chennai-based firm in the past for turning 400 metric tonnes of the waste into green charcoal.

Now, the civic body has launched a project worth over Rs 53 crore to treat and dispose of remaining 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste. This contract for treating 700 metric tonnes of waste has been allotted for three years to Greentech Environ Management Private Limited.