BMC To Commence Bio-mining At Bhuasuni Dumping Yard Soon

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation is going to commence bio-mining at the Bhuasuni dumping yard in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar soon.

Immediate steps are being taken by civic body to go ahead with the commencement of bio-mining activities.

A meeting was held Wednesday in this regard in which BMC Commissioner Sulochana Das, Jatani MLA Suresh Chandra Routray, local Sarapancha Tapan Kumar Chakrabarti and other Senior officials of BMC participated.

It was decided in the meeting that the work will commence on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritia falling on 3rd May, 2022.

Bio-mining is a process of reclaiming the land utilised as a waste dumpsite for several years as per MSW (management of solid waste) Rules 2016, CPCB (Central Pollution control Board) 2019 guidelines and other applicable rules and regulations.
The project broadly involves scientific management of dumped waste by excavating the same from the heap and segregating into various categories such as compost formed on account of bio-degradation of organic waste over a period of time to be utilised for farming, RDF to be utilised by cement units and non-dangerous inert waste to be utilised as landfills for low lying areas.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation executed an Agreement with the Selected Agency i.e., a Joint Venture between M/S Jagruti Welfare Organisation and M/S Jan Adhar Seva Bhavi Sanstha on 23rd February 2022. In the initial phases of the contract period, the Agency is required to complete all the ancillary activities such as procurement of machinery, construction of site office, testing and survey works.
The agency as on date has completed testing of ambient air quality, ground water condition and soil condition and has also initiated procurement of requisite machines and equipments as per the terms of the agreement.

The total expected quantity of legacy waste dumped at Bhuasuni is 16 Lakhs Metric tonnes and the Agency shall process at least 2000 Metric tonnes of waste on a daily basis and complete the project in 36 months.

The Capital City is moving towards a go-green initiative through its manifold initiatives like ‘Mu Safaiwala’ campaign, cycle day, functioning of MCC and MRF (Micro Composting Centre and Material Recovery Facilities) are gaining ground with active participation of communities and citizens at large.