Absence of efficient equipment and lack of proper servicing facilities for the machinery have marred GHMC’s attempts to eliminate a large quantity of organic waste from the solid waste treatment process, thus saving on transportation and processing costs.
Composting machinery promoted by GHMC together with the Swachh Bharat Mission a few years ago, have developed technical snags soon after installation, and in the absence of any annual maintenance contract with the manufacturers, end users were left high and dry after investing sizeable funds for the compost plants.
About three to four years ago, GHMC had campaigned aggressively for installation of compost units inside the premises of the bulk garbage generators, especially hotels and restaurants, besides function halls and malls where large amounts of organic waste is generated.
