Tamil Nadu officials study Guntur’s waste-to-energy model

Waste-to-energy plants play a vital role in managing solid waste in an eco-friendly manner, eliminating the need for dumping yards in cities, observed P. Madhusudhan Reddy, Director of Municipal Administration (DMA), Tamil Nadu.

As part of a solid waste management study tour, a delegation from the Tamil Nadu Municipal Department — including Madurai Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan, Hosur Corporation Executive Engineer Victor Gnanaraj, and Assistant Engineer (DMA) Ravi Chandran — visited Guntur on Thursday.

The team, accompanied by Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) Commissioner Puli Srinivasulu, inspected the Jindal Urban Waste Management Plant at Naidupet and the Material Recovery Faculty (MRF), wet, and vermi compost units in Guntur.

During the visit, the Jindal representatives gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation on the plant’s capacity, waste collection sources, power generation, sales, and ash management processes.

Mr. Srinivasulu said the GMC serves as the nodal agency, sending about 400 tonnes of waste daily to the Jindal plant, which has helped eliminate dumping yards in the city.

The Tamil Nadu team also examined various sections of the plant — including the tipping floor, boilers, and control rooms — and requested a detailed report on its daily operations. The visit concluded with the officials planting saplings on the premises.