Guwahati: Project to boost waste management progressing in city

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GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has announced that 60% of the construction work on the upcoming refuse transfer station (RTS)-cum-material recovery facility (MRF) in Adabari has been completed. The facility, once operational, will significantly enhance the city’s waste management and processing efficiency.

This will be the second integrated waste processing facility in Guwahati, following the Fancy Bazar RTS-cum-MRF, which has been handling 250 tonnes of waste per day since its inauguration in October 2024. Currently, Adabari has a small waste processing unit handling five tonnes per day, but the new facility will be capable of processing a much larger volume of waste.

Speaking to this reporter an official of GMC said, the Adabari facility is on track to be operational within this year, with final structural work in progress.

“The machinery installation is already complete, and only structural finishing tasks remain. Depending on the monsoon, the facility should be operational by either June or October.”

Once completed, the integrated facility will have a total waste-handling capacity of 250 tonnes per day (TPD)—with 150 TPD designated for RTS and 100 TPD for MRF.

The third RTS-cum-MRF facility is also planned for Panjabari, with a handling capacity of 30 TPD. This new facility, estimated to cost Rs 7.68 crore, will further strengthen Guwahati’s waste management infrastructure.

Guwahati generates around 500 tonnes of waste daily, and the upcoming Adabari facility will play a crucial role in processing and managing this waste. The Material Recovery Facility (MRF) will focus on sorting and segregating solid waste for conversion into refuse-derived fuel (RDF)—a sustainable fuel source made from non-recyclable plastics, paper, cardboard, and wood waste. This RDF will then be supplied to cement factories for energy production.

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