Subhechcha Ganguly 
Every community, city, and state in the world produces waste, but how they handle it counts. On the other hand, the authorities in Indore separate, process, and use this rubbish for operating the everyday necessities so that the city doesn’t need garbage dumps!
According to officials, Indore has won the title of “India’s Cleanest City” for the sixth consecutive year thanks to its daily processing of 1,900 tonnes of urban trash, which generates millions of rupees in revenue and serves as fuel for its buses. On Saturday, the findings of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Union government were released. The cleanest cities were found to be Indore, Surat, and Navi Mumbai.
While separating trash into “dry” and “wet” categories is customary, Indore’s collection point separates trash into six different types.With a population of 35 lakh, Madhya Pradesh’s largest metropolis lacks garbage bins despite producing 1,200 tonnes of dry waste and 700 tonnes of wet waste per day.
Mahesh Sharma, superintendent engineer of the Indore Municipal Corporation’s cleaning wing, stated, “We have 850 vehicles that collect rubbish from homes and commercial enterprises and separate it into six categories (IMC). Different forms of trash have their own compartments in the vans. For instance, used sanitary napkins are placed in a separate compartment. According to Sharma, this early collecting stage sorting is helpful for speedy processing.
The 550 MT per day plant with a cost of Rs 150 crore was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19 at the Devguradia trenching area. It can produce 10 tonnes of organic manure and 17,000 to 18,000 kg of Bio-CNG. This Bio-CNG is used to power 150 city buses and is Rs 5 less expensive than regular CNG.
By Subhechcha Ganguly
