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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a construction and demolition waste recycling factory at Jahangirpuri on Sunday. Claiming it to be the largest factory in the country, AAP said that the new plant, spread across nearly 7 acres of land, has the capacity to recycle 2,000 tons of C&D trash every day using European technology.
“Our goal is to make Delhi beautiful, and for this, the C&D plants are crucial. Waste generated from construction and demolition activities will be brought to C&D plants from all over Delhi, where it will be processed and transformed into usable products. This way, Delhi will get rid of waste from garbage, construction and demolition activities,” Kejriwal said while inaugurating the C&D plant, according to the AAP’s statement to the press.
Delhi has four C&D waste processing facilities, including the new plant in Jahangir Puri (2000 TPD), Rani Khera (1000 TPD), Shastri Park (1000 TPD), and Bakkarwala (1000 TPD), and the city generates 6,500 tonnes of debris every day. The combined recycling capacity of the 4 plants is just 5,000 tonnes, which is insufficient to handle the daily debris production of 6,500 tonnes.
According to Kejriwal, “We plan to build a new C&D plant at Okhla with a recycling capacity of 1,000 tonnes, and the capacity of 4 plants will be slightly increased.” He added that the new facility does not add to noise pollution and doesn’t leave any dust behind.
The Bharatiya Janata Party countered that this was yet another instance of the AAP stealing credit for the latter’s endeavors. “The foundation for the Jahangirpuri construction and demolition waste recycling plant was laid by the BJP and all such plants currently operating under the jurisdiction of the MCD were built by the BJP,” said Raja Iqbal Singh, BJP leader and MCD leader of Opposition.
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