Srinagar, April 3 -- A top official from the SMC while divulging the details said that two Material Recovery System (MRS) or Material Recovery Facility (MRF) processing plants are coming up for the first time at the site, to clear 11 MTs of municipal solid waste presently piled up at Achan landfilling site.

He informed that the site will be completely cleared from the municipal solid waste within 18 months, adding that at present, 600 MTs of municipal solid waste gets generated at the site on daily basis, but the two processing plants will now help to process mixed municipal solid waste to recover recyclable materials like paper, plastic, glass, and metals.

The official said that the tenders have been floated in this regard and further ...