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Act-Waste Policy: Karnataka Will Soon Tackle Bengaluru’s Garbage Mess By Installing Waste-To-Energy Plants
Karnataka has been bringing up proposals for setting up garbage incinerators and waste-to-energy plants. However, they are yet to see the light of day.
Bengalureans will soon get some relief from the colossal garbage mess in the city as the Karnataka Government will soon be installing waste-to-energy plants, reports the Times of India. The plants will incinerate garbage and use it to produce electricity.
Further, the government also plans to install the incinerator at Mandur village, one of the most prominent garbage dumping places in the city, which then attracted trouble after villagers in the area protested.
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara was replying to a query of Congress MLA Somashekar when he talked about France tackling the garbage problem by using incinerators. “It’s a quick and ideal solution for Bengaluru’s mess too,’’ said the deputy CM, who is also in charge of Bengaluru development.
For the past decade, Karnataka has been bringing up proposals for setting up garbage incinerators and waste-to-energy plants. However, such plans are yet to be converted into reality.
Parameshwara admits the failure of continuous governments to address the issue and cities the population expansion in the last 20 years as a hindrance in the plans. “The expanse of the city has increased from 200 sq km in the 1990s to 800 sq km now,’’ he added.
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