The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Engineers India Limited to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of million plus as a part of furthering the ‘Green Growth’ agenda.

* The MoU was signed in the presence of Manoj Joshi, Secretary, MoHUA and Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL.

* The thrust on sustainable solid waste management is strengthened under the ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating garbage-free cities.

* Focusing on this objective, the ministry has decided to set up large-scale solid waste processing facilities in million plus cities.

* There are 59 million plus cities in India and for management of organic/wet fraction of municipal solid waste bio-methanation plants have been proposed in these million plus cities.

* Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects will integrate the concept of circularity in waste management by producing green energy from dry and wet waste component of municipal solid waste.

Source : Mint