Lucknow Municipal Corporation to ink MoU for a new bio-CNG plant in city

To ensure better disposal of waste, the municipal corporation will set up the plant under PPP mode. An MoU will be signed for the same on Monday

Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is set to ink an MoU with a private company to set up a bio-CNG plant in the state capital. The facility will facilitate better solid waste management in the city.

The facility will facilitate better solid waste management in the city. (HT Photo)

Addressing media persons on Sunday, municipal commissioner Indrajeet Singh said, “Lucknow generates about 2,000 metric tonnes of waste every day. Out of this, about 50% is wet waste which can be turned into manure. It can also be used for making CNG. To ensure better disposal of waste, the municipal corporation will set up the plant under PPP mode. An MoU will be signed for the same on Monday. The plant will have the capacity to process 300 metric tonnes. This bio-CNG will be cheaper by about ₹5 per kg from the market. Apart from this, proposals are being sought under the PPP mode for setting up a 10 MW capacity plant to generate electricity from waste.”

The officer added, “LMC is going to run an awareness campaign with residents. The drive would be aimed at the segregation of wet waste and other solid waste. This would ensure that only the best quality of waste reaches the bio-CNG plant. Besides, LMC will contact bulk waste producers to set up their own waste disposal plants as per the guidelines of the Swachh Bharat Mission.”