The Kochi Corporation proposes to become the first civic body in the State to adopt what could be loosely described as a ‘hub and spoke model in waste management’ whereby there will be one major centralised plant and a slew of decentralised plants of varying capacities.
The proposed waste-to-bio-CBG (also known as compressed biogas) plant to be set up by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at Brahmapuram at an investment of ₹73 crore and a capacity for treating 150 tones of biodegradable waste will serve as the centralised plant. The proposed plant for which the tender procedures are on would be completed in 10 months, states the Budget tabled in the council.
The first of the plant for composting biodegradable waste using black soldier flies with an installed capacity of 75 tones at Brahmapuram will be commissioned in February, whereas work on the second plant with a similar capacity is under way. The existing waste-to-manure windrow composting plant will be given a facelift at an investment of ₹1.50 crore to treat another 50 tonnes.
