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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin expresses gratitude to Anand Mahindra for hailing Chennai’s bio mining initiative to clear 50 lakh metric tonnes of waste from Perugudi site

According to reports, 1.7 million cubic metres of garbage, enough to fill 20 football fields, has been cleared, and the waste has been converted to a range of products, including utensils, glass bottles, concrete slabs, furniture, etc.

3 min readNew DelhiJan 13, 2026 12:27 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin informed that the remaining waste will be cleaned by February 2027 (Image source: @anandmahindra/X)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Monday, extended gratitude to Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, for lauding Chennai’s sustainable initiative of clearing a mountain of garbage at the 96-acre Perugudi dumpyard using bio-mining tech.

In an X post, Stalin shared that the Greater Chennai Corporation cleared 50 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste out of 90 metric tonnes through the bio mining process by Chennai-based Blue Planet Environment Solutions. He also informed that the remaining waste will be cleared by February 2027.

“Thank you, Thiru @AnandMahindra. The @ChennaiCorp has cleared nearly 50 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste out of a total of 90 lakh metric tonnes through the bio mining process. The remaining waste is targeted to be cleared by February 2027,” Stalin wrote.

Further, he shared that Chennai is implementing scientific solid waste management solutions for landfilling. “We are currently implementing scientific and environmentally friendly solid waste management solutions, with a strong focus on eliminating landfilling and ensuring efficient waste processing,” he added.

See the post here:

Thank you, Thiru. @AnandMahindra.

The @ChennaiCorp has cleared nearly 50 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste out of a total of 90 lakh metric tonnes through the bio mining process.

The remaining waste is targeted to be cleared by February 2027. We are currently implementing… https://t.co/X4Xb4yoq36

— M.K.Stalin – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) January 12, 2026

Blue Planet Environment Solutions is turning the waste to a range of products, including furniture and pellets

Anand Mahindra had hailed the initiative, stating that, “If 50 years of garbage can be reinvented, then there’s hope for India’s waste problem and room for many more such growth stories,” he wrote.

Check out the post:

Chennai recently cleared the Perungudi dumpyard using bio mining tech from @BluePlanet_Env

If 50 years of garbage can be reinvented, then there’s hope for India’s waste problem and room for many more such growth stories…#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/GuDYvCvKbB

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 12, 2026

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Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Kudos to the team for turning trash into treasures like recycled furniture that proves innovation can tackle urban waste crises head-on. Let’s keep pushing for a greener Tamil Nadu.” Another user commented, “Commendable work, so happy to see this, make Chennai the cleanest city.”

According to reports, 1.7 million cubic metres of garbage, enough to fill 20 football fields, has been cleared, and the waste has been converted to a range of products, including steel utensils, glass bottles, concrete slabs, furniture, etc.

In 2020, the Greater Chennai Corporation launched a project to mine the Perungudi dumpyard to process legacy waste into furniture and recyclables, reducing landfills.