Integrated processing facility to process CURE’s waste to be set up in Rangareddy’s Siddapur
The Telangana Government is establishing an integrated waste processing facility in Siddapur, Rangareddy district, to manage waste from Hyderabad's Core Urban Region. This facility, referred to as an 'eco town', will focus on advanced recycling and waste-to-resource management, starting with a Waste-to-Energy plant. Despite opposition from nearby villages, officials assure that the site will not be used for waste dumping and aims to alleviate the burden on the controversial Jawahar Nagar facility.
- ▪The facility will be set up on 87 acres of land in Siddapur village.
- ▪It will process various types of waste, including solid waste and e-waste.
- ▪The site is designed to avoid the issues faced by the Jawahar Nagar facility, which has been criticized for pollution.
- ▪Local residents have expressed opposition to the facility, fearing it may lead to waste dumping.
- ▪The establishment aims to decentralize waste processing in the city.
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Telangana Government is planning an integrated waste processing facility closer to the Future City development region in order to deal with various kinds of waste generated from the Core Urban Region (CURE) hosting Hyderabad’s three municipal corporations.Eco town in Kothur mandalThe facility, called an ‘eco town’, is being set up in close to 87 acres of land belonging to the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) in Siddapur village of Kothur mandal, Rangareddy district, outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR), sources said.It is an advanced recycling and waste-to-resource management facility, and unlike the solid waste management facility at Jawahar Nagar — which is at the centre of a controversy owing to complaints about air and water pollution, the Siddapur site will not be…
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