Waste plant: LMC invites private bidders

“We will set up the treatment plant in around three acres of land with a proper facility for disposal of bio-medical waste. On a daily basis,the plant will have a capacity to treat waste from around 10,000 beds,” said S K Jain,Chief Engineer and head of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission,LMC. Around 12 tonne of bio-medical waste is generated in Lucknow daily.

The project would cost around Rs 4 crore and the private player will set up the plant and get environment clearance,he added.

The last date for the submission of the bids is September 18.

“We are looking for land which will be finalised by the time we zero in on the private player. It will be responsible for its functioning,” said Jain.

As part of the agreement,the company will be responsible for waste disposal for a minimum of 10 years. It will have its own set up to pick up bio-medical waste and transport it to the plant.

“Once the plant is functional,we will close down the present incinerator being run by LMC,” said Jain.

Meanwhile,the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has issued directions to the civic body to involve private players in the functioning of its present incinerator. The incinerator has the capacity to treat around 75 kg of bio-medical waste per hour. Waste from 319 city hospitals is disposed in this incinerator.

“Anomalies like the absence of a scrubber,which helps in dissolving poisonous gases emitted during waste disposal and that of a shredder to dispose wastes like plastic,have come up. So,we have asked them to rope in private players,” said Rajeev Upadhyay,Chief Environment Officer of UPPCB.

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