On the occasion on World Environment Day, a delegation of 100
scientists of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday visited
EDMC’s waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur. The Waste-to-Energy plant is being
constructed to provide a scientific solution to address the current dumping of
waste at Ghazipur landfill site. The Corporation officials said that nearly one
lakh tonnes of mixed solid waste isdisposed at landfill per month. Average
landfill gas, comprising methane about 28 per cent by
volume, collection is about 127 metric cube which is flared at the
site by GAIL (India) Ltd. IL&FS plant is also being set up and installed to
process 1,300 TPD and to generate 12 MW of green power.