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After 5 years of intermittent enactment and delays, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) plans to initiate biomining of astir 80,000 cubic metres of bequest discarded astatine the Athipet dumpyard successful Ambattur (Zone VII) astatine an estimated outgo of ₹7.1 crore. The connection covers the removal of astir 72,083 tonnes of accumulated discarded and follows approvals nether the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0.
The Athipet dumpyard is located successful a tiny concern country disconnected the Chennai–Tiruvallur High Road. It was established much than 3 decades agone erstwhile Ambattur functioned arsenic a colony panchayat nether the Villivakkam Panchayat Union successful Tiruvallur district. The tract has remained unattended to for astir 4 years.
According to officials, the bequest discarded accumulated implicit astir 40 years is buried up to a extent of 2.5 metres, arsenic identified done a contour survey.
The projected biomining task is expected to beryllium completed wrong a twelvemonth and the enactment is to beryllium taken up by Zigma Global Environ Solutions Private Limited, 1 of the concessionaires for biomining astatine the Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards successful the city.
Biomining workout was initiated astatine Athipet successful October 2019, which cleared 107,811 cubic metres of bequest discarded till July 2023. GCC officials said the enactment faced delays owed to tract conditions. Fresh discarded was temporarily redirected to Athipet successful precocious 2022 and aboriginal 2023 owing to disposal constraints astatine Kodungaiyur.
Notably, Standing Committee (Public Health) chairperson G. Shanthakumari, past year, alleged that amerciable dumping continued astatine Athipet contempt its closure for caller waste. She besides stated that during Cyclone Michaung successful 2023, plot discarded was dumped astatine the tract arsenic per GCC’s directions, portion household and different discarded was allegedly brought successful by backstage operators.
