New solid waste management facility of railways in Mysuru

Ajay Kumar Singh, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), commissioned a solid waste management facility at Mysore New Goods Terminal (MNGT) yard, to segregate and treat the garbage generated on the Railway premises in Mysuru area recently.

He said that being a bulk waste generator, the railways has created its own waste collection and processing facilities as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. “Operation of this facility will comply with the requirements of Solid Waste Management Rules and also National Green Tribunal (NGT) directives for Mysuru Railway station, he said.

Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, Mysore Division, SWR, said that the solid waste management facility is having an installed capacity of handling two tonnes of waste per day with 3,140 square metres area, with a covered shed area of 1,036 square metres.

“The facility has a waste dumping area for collection, segregation area and 18 compost pits to treat wet waste into compost. The bio-degradable waste is converted into compost. Recyclable waste — plastic, E-waste — is handed over to Karnataka State Pollution control Board (KSPCB) approved recyclers. The left out non-biodegradable waste is sent to landfills as per Solid Waste Management rules,” he added.

“A contract is awarded to carry out solid waste management activities in Mysuru area at a cost of Rs.4.5 lakh per month for a period of one year, which involves: door to door collection of garbage from houses of railway colonies; removal of garbage from the garbage bins located in the railway colonies and transporting it to the solid waste management facility at MNGT; removal and transportation of garbage from Central Railway Hospital, Divisional Office building, and Railway station to the solid waste management facility at MNGT; and segregation of garbage into bio-degradable, non-biodegradable waste, and recyclable or plastic waste at the solid waste management facility at MNGT,” says a press note.