HYDERABAD: Biomining of legacy dumpsites (where wa-ste has been collecting many years), including the Jawaharanagar dump yard, has turned into a huge challenge for authorities as millions of tons of municipal solid waste has piled up here.
While Jawharanagar alone has 12 million tons of waste, other 141 urban local bodies (ULB) have 7.1 lakh tons of waste lying at the legacy dumpsites. So far, work order has been given to seven bidders in 123 ULBs and work has already commenced at Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, Karimnagar, Bhongir, Suryapet, Dudigdal and Ameenpur ULBs. Collectively, 1.1 lakh metric tons of legacy waste has been processed from these sites.
