India, Nov. 3 -- Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Saturday reviewed the ongoing waste management project at the Uruli Devachi garbage depot, and directed that the reclaimed land be used for public projects or development schemes once biomining and bioremediation are completed. Ram ordered that biomining and bioremediation of legacy waste be completed within a year.

During his visit, the commissioner directed officials to modernise the waste transfer centres at Hadapsar and Ghole Road. Officials briefed him about the progress of these projects. Ram instructed them to introduce a smart, door-to-door waste collection system; set up modern collection centres; and accelerate the conversion from waste to energy. He said Pune ne...