Waste to fuel Plant at Tura is finally set

 

The Refuse Derived Fuel or Waste to fuel Plant at Tura is finally set to become a reality. This ambitious and futuristic venture will be inaugurated on 17th May 2022 by Shri Conrad Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya and main proponent of the project, in the presence of H.E. Chang Jae - Bok , Ambassador of South Korea to Indian.   

This Pilot Project between Government of Meghalaya, Tura Municipal Board and Chamhana GK, South Korea was finalised in a meeting between Chief Minister of Meghalaya and his team with senior officials of Chamhana Institute of Technology, South Korea led by Mr. Dongmin Choi, Chairman, held at Shillong on 13th March 2019. The Chief Minister and team convinced by the potential of the technology, after a detailed presentation, agreed in principle, to a PPP mode approach, to set up a small scale plant, on pilot project mode, with NO COST to Government of Meghalaya. The Chief Minister stressed that this approach was primarily to assess practical viability of the concept before deciding on introduction in treating much larger volumes of daily waste generated in Shillong and other major towns. Accordingly, an agreement was reached to set up a small 35 MT installed capacity plant at Tura, in the existing dump yard site, including management and maintenance of the plant and training of local resources by Chamhana, which will have the rights to market the fuel briquettes generated from conversion of the waste, to recover its capital investment. The project which was to come up in 2020 was delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The plant and equipment was finally shipped to India and thereafter by road to Tura in February this year. This current project in Tura has been envisioned as a working model demonstration project (Proof of Concept), to manage the daily incoming municipal garbage of Tura and its adjoining areas.