Bhuasuni Dumping Yard Deadlock Ends After High Level Meeting; Garbage Lifting To Start From Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: The impasse over dumping of garbage at the Bhuasuni Dumping Yard near Daruthenga Panchayat in the outskirts of capital Bhubaneswar has ended after a high level meeting was held today. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Housing and Urban Development Minister Usha Devi and attended by Mayor Sulochana Das, BMC Commissioner Vijay Amrit Kulange, Jatni MLA Sura Routray, Daruthenga Sarpanch Tapan Chakraborty among others. The meeting discussed in detail about the Bhuasuni Dumping Yard and Bio-mining project issues.

After the meeting some important decisions were taken as follows

1- BMC shall ensure the construction and operation of the required number of Wealth Centres in a time-bound manner.

2- BMC shall adhere to the 9-month action plan and shall completely stop further transportation and dumping of waste to Bhuasuni after May 2023.

3- BMC shall resume the dumping of waste from 31.08.2022.

4- Principal Secretary Hiusing and Urban Development Department shall review the progress of the establishment of wealth centres and reduction in transportation of waste at Bhuasuni every month.

5- Based on the progress of the establishment of wealth centres to cater the waste generation and reduction of trips and dumping at Bhuasuni, BMC Commissioner and Sarpanch, Daruthenga shall mutually decide on the commencement of Bio-mining project at the earliest.