With this, the number of stations in the city will go up to five.
Two garbage transfer stations already exist in the city at Ukkadam and Peelamedu with the processing capacities of 270 tonnes and 250 tonnes respectively.
The new station at Sokkampudur will process waste from the south zone and parts of the west zone. The Kalapatti station will process waste from the east zone. For the north zone, the new station will be established just opposite the existing station at Peelamedu.
Corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabhakaran said, “₹ 9 crore each has been sanctioned to establish the three transfer stations. However, we might need more funds to adopt the latest technologies in these stations. Additional fund requirements shall be obtained through general funds. Each station will have the capacity to process 200 tonnes of waste daily. Each station will be established at a maximum cost of ₹12 crore.”
Indore City’s ramp-based GTS waste management technology will be adopted in these stations.
A garbage transfer station (GTS) is an intermediate facility between the collection and disposal site.
In simple terms, these stations enable waste collection from smaller vehicles and reload them into larger containers to be carried to the processing units.
Dry waste, wet waste, hazardous waste, including e-waste, and other segregated waste are simplified to be carried to the respective processing units rather than directly taking them.
A corporation officer engaged with Swatch Bharat Mission said, “The bottom line is to ensure increased source segregation. It ranged between 12% and 15% until January 2024. It has increased to 53% with rigorous monitoring and awareness.”
He said a penalty of ₹1,000 and ₹100 for commercial and residents respectively are imposed in case of identified open garbage dumping. This has contributed to reducing open waste dumping across the city limits.
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