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AP, one of the best in SWM
AP, One of The Best in SWM, Best and Efficient Waste Management Systems in Urban Bodies. The first day of the symposium was attended by over 300 participants from various government and private sector companies and institutions.
The AP model has become one of the best in south for solid waste management. The state is working to implement the best and efficient waste management systems in urban bodies. There is a huge opportunity in this field which needs to be tapped, with scope for intervention in segregation, collection, processing, transportation and disposal of solid waste. Every stakeholder should play his part, in this important issue.
The third edition of international symposium on municipal solid waste management was inaugurated on Friday at HICC. The symposium is a joint effort of the Governments of India and Andhra Pradesh, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC). The two-day symposium aims to creating awareness about green and sustainable solutions with regard to solid waste management projects in the country.
The first day of the symposium was attended by over 300 participants from various government and private sector companies and institutions.
The symposium was initially addressed by S K Joshi, principal secretary, municipal administration and urban development. In his key note address, he said, “The AP model has become one of the best in south for solid waste management. The state is working to implement the best and efficient waste management systems in urban bodies. There is a huge opportunity in this field which needs to be tapped, with scope for intervention in segregation, collection, processing, transportation and disposal of solid waste. Every stakeholder should play his part, in this important issue.”
The APTDC and CII had also constituted for national task force on municipal solid waste management. The task force had identified the key areas which are hindering the process of waste management. They have also filed a report in which they have given 10 recommendations as to what can be done to address the pressing problem.
“There is a need for a holistic approach towards solid waste management to be built amongst all stakeholders” said, Dr S Chakravarthy, former special chief secretary.
S Jyoti Kumar’s address highlighted the 10-point policy put by the task force. He also elaborated on the role of stakeholders in solid waste management.
The need for education amongst the general populace on the issues of solid waste management and the need to come out with clean and green technology solutions summed up the talk by B Ashok Reddy, Chairman, CII.
The other session focused on Waste to Energy Option as means of effectively and safely disposing municipal solid waste. A technical session was also conducted which focussed on waste to energy options as a means of effectively disposing municipal solid waste. The session covered several aspects of Waste-to-Energy Option such as combustion technologies available, flue gas treatment systems, ash handling and material recovery, leachate treatment, climate conditioning systems etc. This session was chaired by Thomas Vogler, Head of Project Management, Hitachi Zosen India Pvt. Ltd.
