The municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has worked out "broad strategies" for handling municipal solid waste. If the proposals mooted by MCD are a success, the corporation will process 52 per cent of the 9,000 metric tones of waste generated by 2009. In its latest affidavit moved by MCD standing counsel Sanjiv Sen, the corporation has given updated details of steps initiated to handle solid waste. One of them is MCD's agreement with the World Bank for extraction of green gases from the existing landfill sites and to further claim carbon credits. Composting: The MCD intends to process 52 per cent of the total daily waste generated in the Capital. The compost plant at Bhalswa has been running to full capacity of 500 MT per day, while the Narela-Bawana that will treat 500 MT more will be operational by July 2009. MCD has...
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