PCMC plans Bio-CNG, 27MW project

Civic body unveils two projects as Moshi depot overload worsens city’s garbage crisis

- Varad Bhatkhande

With the Punawale garbage depot plan cancelled and no alternative yet secured for the Moshi Garbage Depot, Pimpri-Chinchwad continues to face a mounting waste-disposal crisis.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday announced two eco-friendly projects aimed at addressing the city’s growing garbage burden.

According to PCMC officials, the civic body has begun work on a Bio-CNG project that will process household wet waste. Alongside this, a blueprint has been prepared for a 27MW waste-to-energy project at the existing Moshi Garbage Depot. The Environment Department claims that these projects will significantly ease the waste load.