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Coimbatore Solid Waste Management Projectunder JnNURM

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

July 2013

Ministry of Urban DevelopmentGovernment of India


Ministry of Urban Development

Index

Executive summary................................................................................1

1.0 Introduction and History of Waste Management .........................11.1 Coimbatore City Profile .........................................................................................................................1

1.2 Waste Generation ............................................................................................................................. 2

1.3 Solid Waste Management Scenario Prior to JnNURM....................................................................... 2

2.0 Solid Waste Management Project under JnNURM ..................... 32.1 Need and Objective for the Project.................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Components under the Project.......................................................................................................... 3

2.3 Financial Structure of the Project...................................................................................................... 3

2.4 Implementation Strategy.................................................................................................................. 4

2.5 Present waste management cycle in Coimbatore city......................................................................... 4

3.0 Private Party Investment through Integrated MSW Project(IMSWMP)............................................................................................ 6

3.1 Factors for selection of PPP in waste management ........................................................................... 6

3.2 Details of Coimbatore SWM Project through PPP...............................................................................7

3.3 Initiatives towards recovery of user charges from the beneficiaries................................................... 13

3.4 Initiatives under Training and IEC activities ....................................................................................14

3.5 Other Initiatives by CCMC ............................................................................................................... 15

4.0 Project Benefits ............................................................................164.1 Drastic improvement in the approach of waste management............................................................16

4.2 System Efficiency ............................................................................................................................16

4.3 Financial Impact..............................................................................................................................16

4.4 Environmental Impact..................................................................................................................... 17

4.5 Technological Impact ...................................................................................................................... 17

4.6 Photo-Gallery .................................................................................................................................. 17

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1Ministry of Urban Development

Executive summary

Coimbatore city is spread over an area of 105.6 Km2 and is the second largest city in the State

of Tamil Nadu. It had a population of 10.6 lakhs ( as per Census 2011). In 2012, the city

expanded to 257 Km2 with an approximate increase of 16 lakh population due to the

agglomeration of nearby villages within the municipal boundary of the city. In terms of solid

waste generation, 885 tons per day (TPD) is generated in the city.

Prior to the implementation of the JnNURM project, the waste management scenario in the

city involved systematic management of waste from around 55% of the households and 20%

from shops. In practice, only 10% of the waste was segregated. Door-to-door collection

services covered only 44% of the households. The community storage points were not well

maintained and almost 85% of them was unhygienic to use. The waste from the waste storage

points were transported to the dump sites located in various parts of the city (i.e., Ondipur,

Kavundampalayam, and Vellalore) in open tippers and involed unhealthy practices. The city

had a small waste treatment plant which treated around 3% of the total waste and the

remaining was dumped in the open.

With the advent of the JnNURM solid waste management project in the city, significant

increase in the door-to-door collection to 90% with an overall collection efficiency of 95% has

taken place. The waste generated in the city today is transported in closed containers and is

managed through 4 semi closed transfer stations comprising of hydraulic waste compression

mechanism. This has resulted in drastic improvement of the transportation efficiency in the

system.The project has facilitated 80% waste segregation and scientific disposal of waste

with a capping of 25% of waste into landfills. As a reform initiative in order to improve the

collection efficiency, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has been able to

improve its recovery of SWM user charges to 95%.

Although considerable enhancement in waste collection, transportation, treatment and

disposal systems has taken place in the city, there are still a few areas where CCMC can

further improve its waste management system. These are - a) inclusion of the informal sector

into the waste management system, b) improving the monitoring mechanism based on

service level benchmarks and c) generating further awareness and community participation

in waste segregation.



1.0 Introduction and History of Waste Management

1.1 Coimbatore City Profile

Coimbatore district is situated in the western part ofthe State of Tamil Nadu and is the district headquarter. It is well known for its textile industry and hasexcellent potential for industrial growth. The cityenjoys excellent climate throughout the year because ofits proximity to the hills of the Western Ghats.Coimbatore City was constituted as a Municipality inNovember 1866 with a population of 24,000 coveringan extent of 10.88 Km2. Coimbatore City’s status waselevated as a Municipal Corporation in May 1st 1981.The population of Coimbatore city as per Census 2011was approximately 10.6 lakhs. However, in October2012, the area of the city doubled from 105.6 Km2 to257 Km2 increasing the population to 16 lakh due toagglomeration of nearby areas/villages into theCoimbatore Municipal Corporation (CCMC). The city’sgrowth can also be attributed to the intensification ofindustries owing to copious water and poweravailability. Industrialization has created livelihoodsattracting urban migration from nearby villages.

Table 1: Coimbatore City at a Glance

S.No Description Head Information1 Name of Urban Local Body Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC)2 Name of Urban

Agglomeration under whichCity is a part

Coimbatore

3 Population of ULB 16,01,4384 Slum population 1,28,201

5 Daily floating population 1.5 – 2 LakhNumber of Households 3,54,715

6 Area of the city 257 Km2

No of Administrative Wards 100 (05 Official Zones)7 Topography and Geographic

LocationAltitude - 432 meters above MSL;location - Western part of T.N State, surrounded byWestern Ghats in the West, Nilgiri BiosphereReserve (reserve forest) in the North and NoyyalRiver in its South. The Eastern side of the city ispredominantly dry.

8 Climate Salubrious climate. Average maximum andminimum temperatures are 35.80 C and 22.40Crespectively. The annual average rainfall is 71 cms.

9 Accessibility The city is accessible through road, rail and airways.

10 Other Cities to its vicinity Tirrupur, Erode, Madurai, Ooty, and Mysore

Figure 1: Location of Coimbatorein TN



S.No Description Head Information(Karnataka).

1.2 Waste Generation

The city presently generates around 815 TPD of municipal solid waste (MSW) having anaverage generation rate of 600 gms/capita/day. The CCMC is in charge of the wastemanagement in its 100 wards. CCMC collects around 775 TPD of MSW which accounts foralmost 95% of collection efficiency.

1.3 Solid Waste Management Scenario Priorto JnNURM

Prior to the sanction of the Coimbatore Solid WasteManagement (SWM) Project under JnNURM, thewaste management scenario is described below:

i. Storage of Waste: Waste storing practice was ata low ebb. Almost 45% of the households and 80%of shops and establishments strew waste on thestreets.

ii. Segregation of recyclable waste was hardlypracticed. Around 91% citizens did not segregatewaste at source.

iii. Collection at Source: 44% of the householdswere covered under door-to-door collectionservice.

iv. Street Sweeping: 72% of the streets were sweptregularly.

v. Secondary collection system: Almost 85% ofwaste storage depots were open rendering itunhygienic.

vi. Transportation of Waste: Almost 91% of wastewas being collected on a day-to-day basis.However, about 46% of the waste generated wastransported in open vehicles.

vii. Treatment & Disposal: The waste treatmentand disposal practice was pathetic. CCMC lackedin having any system for treatment or scientificdisposal of waste. A small treatment plant, set-upand operated by a private company, catered toonly 3% of the city’s waste. Hence, majority of thewaste was left untreated and disposed off unscientifically. The pressing need therebyarose for improving the management of the existing Municipal SWM system in the city.

viii. Status of Infrastructure: CCMC was managing waste handling with the help ofcontainerized hand carts, single bin lifters, refuse collector lorries and tipper lorries.



2.0 Solid Waste Management Project under JnNURM

2.1 Need and Objective for the Project

The waste management scenario in Coimbatore was lagging behind due to inadequateinfrastructure and was unable to meet the norms stipulated under the MSW Rules, 2000.Hence, the SWM project under JnNURM was prepared with a view to augment the existingsolid waste management system by adopting an integrated approach.

2.2 Components under the Project

The project was approved by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC)under JnNURM in February 2007, with the following components under consideration;

S.No Component Description

1 Primary Collection Equipments, vehicles, tools, etc., to augment primary collection, andstreet sweeping

2 SecondaryCollection andTransportation;

Secondary storage, direct transfer and transportation of waste to transferstations/treatment plants

High pressure water jets for washing containers, bins/baskets washing oflorries at transfer stations

Road sweepers

Maintenance workshop for repair and maintenance of vehicles

Construction of transfer stations, construction of computerized weighbridge with office at transfer stations.

3 Waste Treatment Compost Plant of 375 MT/day capacity

4 Waste Disposal Landfill site civil construction

Waste closure cost at the existing Vellalore landfill site

Remediation and closure of 40 year old, recently abandoned landfill sitessituated in the city

Bulldozer, wheel dozer, tippers, JCB and other equipments for wastetreatment and land filling

Regular pollution monitoring to detect the pollution caused by thevehicles.

5 IEC activities and awareness generation.

2.3 Financial Structure of the Project

The Coimbatore SWM project under JnNURM was approved at a cost of Rs. 96.51Crore, withthe following funding pattern:

Table 2: Financial Structure of the Coimbatore SWM Project

S.No Finance Head Amount (Rs.Crores)1 Government of India Grant as ACA (50%): 48.262 Go TN Grant (20%): 19.303 ULBs Share (30%) – (Partly Paid by the PP): 8.164 PPP contribution against ULBs Share 20.79

Total Approved Cost of the Project: 96.51



2.4 Implementation Strategy

The project is managed by Tamil Nadu Urban Financial Infrastructure DevelopmentCorporation Limited (TNUFIDCL), Chennai. The SWM system in Coimbatore was planned tobe implemented in two phases taking into account the capacity of the implementing agencyand to utilize the experience of the private sector (in treatment and disposal of waste).

Table 3: Implementation Structure and Expense Head of the Coimbatore SWM Project

Expense HeadAmount(Rs.Crores)

Part 1 (implemented by CCMC) - Source segregation of waste, Primary collection, Secondarycollection, and Transportation of segregated waste upto the transfer stations.

26.29*

Part 2 (under PPP) - Components and works beyond transportation of waste upto the transferstation; i.e. construction of transfer stations, secondary transportation of waste upto thetreatment and disposal site, construction of compost plant, construction of sanitary landfill withscientific closure of the existing dump site.

68.93*

Total 95.22**Cost is excluding 3.5% contingencies

2.5 Present waste management cycle in Coimbatore cityPost the JnNURM project implementation, a systematic waste management system withadequate infrastructure capable of handling the daily waste generation in the city hasevolved. The pictorial representation of the waste management system is depicted below.

Figure 2: Waste management chain of Coimbatore city



Table 4: Infrastructure Augmented through the Coimbatore SWM Project under JnNURM

Service Head Infrastructure AugmentedWaste Storageand PrimaryCollection

Waste storage system at the household level using twin bins, door-to-door collection and collection of street sweeping waste using pushcarts with 6 bins, handcarts for drain de-silting waste, 40 litrecapacity litter bins deployed at suitable distances and locations, aspart of primary collection equipment.

SecondaryCollection

CCMC deployed 3.5 cum. green and white containers to be lifted bydumper placer vehicles, 1.1 cum bins with compactor trucks/refusecollectors, skip containers, skip lifter machines (for collection of C&Dwaste), hook loaders.

IntermediatedStorage

2 Nos. of modernized transfer station of 200 TPD capacity each.2 Nos. of modernized transfer station of 125 TPD capacity each.

SecondaryTransportation,Treatment andDisposal ofinserts throughIMSWMP

Implementation of Integrated MSW project (IMSWMP) through PPP(secondary transportation, treatment and disposal, along with closureof existing dump site). Details of the project have been presented inthe following section.

Others Road sweepers, workshop for vehicle maintenance, and improvementof waste collection community bin areas by proper concreting.

IEC IEC activities and awareness generation.



3.0 Private Party Investment through Integrated MSWProject (IMSWMP)

3.1 Factors for selection of PPP in waste management

The identification of SWM PPP model was based on a detailed mapping of service gaps,available resources, associated risk, and opportunities of development. The following tablehighlights the various issues and risk associated and needed thorough review beforeidentifying suitable PPP model for SWM services in the city.

Table 5: Component wise issues and gaps of the SWM ProjectDescription Issues /Risk Associated in Service DeliveryPrimary Collection Issues:

1. Absence of waste storage system at source;

2. Lack of proper segregation;

3. Low service area coverage; and

4. Lack of capital investment with the ULB as infrastructure

replacement is high due to lower life span of the equipments.

Risk Associated in Service Delivery:

1. Manpower intensive activity;

2. Requires diligent supervision and man management skills; and

3. Inefficient working of the service providers has high risk of time and

cost over runs.

Secondary Collection andWaste Transportation

Issues:1. Location of secondary waste collection points/public dealing;

2. High O&M cost of infrastructure for secondary collection; and

3. Improper design/infrastructure of storage points.

Risk Associated in Service Delivery:1. Design Fault – Risk associated in improper routing or allotment of

vehicles, etc.;

2. Inconsistent assumption;

3. Change in market prices (like fuel) has significant impact;

4. Occurrence of mishaps (accidents), and

5. Environmental risks.

Intermediate Storage at theTransfer Station

Issues:1. Lack of adequately trained human resource having adequate

managerial capabilities;

2. Lack of capital investment;

3. Vehicle maintenance and repairs of the transfer station; and

4. Feasibility of transfer station within a economically viable distance

for transportation.

Risk Associated in Service Delivery:1. Land allotment in densely populated areas may lead to time and cost

overrun;

2. Clearances – as transfer stations are located inside city boundaries,

3. Public resistance (NYMBI Criteria);

4. Design - Waste generation is more than critical mass of the transfer

station;

5. Waste quality raze transfer station mechanical components – C&D

waste, large tree cuttings as part of garden waste;



Description Issues /Risk Associated in Service Delivery6. Faulty practice – quantity of waste handled; and

7. Force Majeure risks.

Treatment and Disposal Issues:

1. Capacity issues - Lack of technical and managerial expertise;

2. Issues related to the treatment process based on waste quality;

3. Lack of Funds for capital investment;

4. Lack of market linkage for products and co-products;

5. Linked to collection and transportation;

6. Lack of inclusive projects considering local waste pickers; and

7. Land allocation.

Risk Associated in Service Delivery:1. Timely availability of land;

2. Environmental risks due to non-compliance to norms;

3. Design and construction risk;

4. Revenue risks – due to factors like change in tariff rates, inadequate

MSW generation, quality of MSW, and inadequate demand for

products and co-products;

5. Financial risk due to inappropriate capital structuring, and

6. Force Majeure risk.

Closure of Existing LandfillSite

Issues:1. Lack of funds for capital investment,

2. Less scope of revenue generation on a short period;

3. O&M cost without adequate tangible returns over a short time

period;

4. Monitoring and maintenance of records; and

5. Lags scope for PPP with private sector investment hence the project

must be tagged with a revenue generating component.

Risk Associated in Service Delivery:1. Design and construction risk;

2. Environmental risk; and

3. Clearances and NOCs.

Information Education andCommunication (IEC)Activity

Issues:1. Lack of trained staff in the ULBs as well as limited private

organization who can carry out this activity effectively;

2. Fund availability; and

3. Intangible methods for gauging service delivery.

3.2 Details of Coimbatore SWM Project through PPP

The waste management project in Coimbatore has been designed after identifying theprevalent issues, opportunities and gaps in the existing SWM system taking into account therisk identification of the specific components. The areas of waste management services forimplementation through private sector participation sharing the risk between the private andpublic entities was identified. The timelines and details of the project implementation arebeen illustrated in the following section:



Name the Project: Integrated MSWproject (IMSWMP) through PPP

Type of PPP Arrangement: DesignBuild Own Operate and Transfer

Bid Variable/ Winning Offer: NPV of transportation : Rs 440.00/ton

processing : Rs 185.00/ton

landfilling of inert : Rs171.50/ton

closure of dump site: Rs 45.0 LPA

Tipping Fees: Average tipping fee for (Rs.

668/Mt in 2008, Rs. 1035/Mt in 2013, and

Rs. 3709/Mt for the design year in 2027)

Concession Period: 20 YearsAward of Contract: November 2011

Mode of Implementation and Outline of the Contract:The Concessionaire formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Coimbatore IntegratedWaste Management Company Limited, Coimbatore to implement this project. Theimplementation mode is illustrated in the figure below:

Figure 4: Illustration of Arrangements to Implement IMSWMP – Coimbatore

Figure 3: Timelines of Coimbatore SWM Project

Feb2007 -ProjectApproval fromCSMC

July 2007-IssueRFQ

November2007 -Award ofWork

January2008 - SPVFormed

September2012 -ProjectCompleted



Scope of the Project: ULB’s and Operator’s Obligations

Major Components of IMSWMP:

Three transfer stations have been set up by theconcessioners at the following locations:

Peelamedu : 200 TPD capacity

Sathy Rd: 125 TPD capacity

Ukkadam: 200 TPD capacity

Ondipur: 125 TPD capacity

The capacities of the transfer station are

expandable, and will be further planned;

based on requirements.

The transfer stations are semi closed body

types, comprising of mechanical

machineries and equipments such as

stationary compactor, mild steel chute,

hook lifters and containers, etc. The

concessionaire has procured, installed and

will operate all the equipments on its own

cost till the completion of concession

•Capital Cost of Sanitary Landfill after 5 years•Collect and transfer MSW to the transfer station•Assured Minimum Quantity (AMQ) of waste in 1st year is 400 TPD•Payement on monthly statement within 30 days of the reciept of dee statement•Achieve segregation of waste at source (non mandatory target)•Disburse funds on timely manner to the project account•Provide landfill to the operator within 12 months upon operator's request in caseavailabel site falls short of need

Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC)

• MSW Transprtation from the existing and proposed transfer station to Vellalore Site•Construction/ O&M of 4 Transfer Stations•Construction and Management of MSW Processing Facility with aerobic compostingfacility

•Closure of existing waste dumpsites ( in 3 locations ) in the city•Construction and O&M of sanitary landfill site at the integrated project facility for 5years

•Including informal waste pickers in the integrated treatment and disposal facility.

Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company Limited, Coimbatore

Transfer Station at Sathy Road before JnNURM



period which is 10 years after commissioning.

The 375 TPD capacity compost plant at Vellalore has a pre-processing unit with covered

sheds for the compost yards, thereby protecting the composting process from the ordeal

of weather. The plant has a compost turner which helps in maintaining the windrow

height/time to time turning of the piles, thus improving the process time as well as the

process output.Figure 5: Waste treatment flowchart of Coimbatore Integrated SWM Project



A landfill site for the initial 5 years period has been constructed at the Vellalore site by theconcessionaire. It has a total capacity of handling 1,71, 093 tons of inert waste, which hasbeen calculated, considering maximum reject of 25% from the 375 TPD plant. The landfillhas been designed in compliance with the MSW Rules 2000. It has a base line complete withleachate collection system and leachate monitoring well. The concessionaire has to disposeoff the inert waste from the treatment plant into the landfill and regularly monitor as per theprevelant Rules. The landfill construction stages is illustrated in the figure below.

Figure 6: Landfill Development in Vellalore



Scientific Closure of the Old Dump Sites in Coimbatore has been completed as part of theIMSWMP with private sector participation, under which the design and development of thethree dump sites at Ondipur, Kavundampalayam, and Vellalore has been completed.

Before After

Figure7: Process in between – Landfil l site closure

1) waste shifting, 2) waste stabilization 3) putting soil cover 4) compaction and levelling thesoil cover, 5) slope creation, 6) laying of geo-synthetics 7) laying of top soil, 8) side drains,9) green cover



3.3 Initiatives towards recovery of user charges from the beneficiaries

The JnNURM Mission Directorate while approving the SWM DPR directed the CCMC toexplore the possibility of user charge collection in order to recover the regular Operation andMaintenance (O&M) charge of the waste management system. The CCMC through itsresolution no. 84 dated 24.09.2007 has resolved to levy and collect usercharges based on property tax paid by the units (households, commercialunits, etc.)

Table 6: Structure of User-charge collectionS.No Description User Charge (Rs.)1 Property Tax < Rs 500 10 per HH per month2 Rs. 1000 > Property Tax > Rs. 500 20 per HH per month3 Property Tax > Rs 100 30 per HH per month4 Shops and Establishments 2 Per Day5 Restaurants/Kalyan Mandapams/Commercial

Establishment/Industrial Establishments/ Industrial Establishmentsi) Through Small Vehicles (upto 3.00 Tons of waste) 500 per tripii) Through Heavy Vehicles (above 3.00 Ton of waste) 1000 per trip



3.4 Initiatives under Training and IEC activities

Training Initiatives

Two day residential training program was conducted

for the sanitary workers in association with a German

Institution at Mankarai.

Training imparted knowledge on health and hygiene,

safety measures while working, personal cleanliness,

healthy food habits, discipline, time management,

need to care for families, and various SWM aspects.

IEC Activity

Initiatives for IEC activity has already been taken up

in all the 72 wards of CCMC.

Budget of Rs 45 Lakhs have been allocated and the

work has been awarded to Centre for Environment

Education (CEE), Bangalore

The IEC activity will be implemented through a period

of 2 years.

CEE to take up IEC activities through the followingFigure 9: IEC initiatives in Coimbatore

IEC Initiatives

• Form Participatory Commitee and conduct GroupMeetings

• Television Channels/Cable Networks• Advertisement on Newspapers• Pamplets• Banners at Junctions• Exhibitons/Awareness creation in Cinema Theaters

• Street Plays• Rallys involving school children• Awareness programs for Municipal/Sanitary Staff• Miscellenious Activities

So far 249 sanitary workers under

80 batches have already been trained.

Improvement in efficiency of sanitaryworkers

Training programs under progress

Yoga Training Centres for sanitary workers

IEC - Awareness material in the form of

stickers

Sanitary workers are taught the method and

significance of effective segregation

House Hold Education by School Children Pasting Stickers on the doors of HHs



3.5 Other Initiatives by CCMC

The JnNURM project triggered a number of initiatives under the SWM system of Coimbatorecity, which has not only helped in improving the system efficiency but has paved the way forthe betterment of other aspiring ULBs who want to improve their waste managementservices in cities. Some of the initiatives are:

Figure 8: Other initiatives tr iggered by the SWM project under JnNURM

Main Page of RFID RFID Page showing recorded truckinformation

• 8 Centres per zone for the collection of Haz HH waste has been planned• Sanitary worker to collect HH Haz waste and E-waste from door steps

Management of House Hold Hazardous Waste through HH hazardous waste program

• Proposal to dispose all inert C&D waste in lowlying areas of 4 abandoned qierries of Madukarai village• TN Pollution Control Board already provided No Objection Certificate to this activity

Management of C&D waste

• Will prevent impersonation while reporting for duty• Online attendance of staff presence

Bio-Metrix System for attendance of sanitary workers

• Conducted medical camps by utilizing the services of Corporation's medical officers• A large number of sanitary workers have turn up volentarily for this camp

Health Camps for sanitary workers

• RFID arangement has been linked with weigh bridge installed at the Vellalore dumpsite.• All trucks deployed for waste transporttation has been fitted with RF Tags• It is programmed in such as was that as soon as the truck haalts at the weigh bridge it autmoatically records thetruck number, wards from which waste is collected, driver's name, time of vehicle entry, and weight of waste.

• CCMC would be able to monitor the exact number of trips made by the vehicle

Waste Truck Monitoring System using Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID)

• Coimbatore Corporation has been selected in the “SUNYA” project which is supported by the European Union inassociation with MuAN (Municipal Association of Nepal) and ICLEI - South Asia.

• Objective of this project is to promote zero-waste concept as sustainable waste management practice in urbanareas of South Asia, to create an inclusive society for contributing to poverty alleviation through integrating theinformal sectors involved in waste collection and to impart capacity building on waste management for officials andNGOs

Sunya Project



4.0 Project Benefits

4.1 Drastic improvement in the approach of waste management

The JnNURM project brought a wave of change in the SWM practices inthe city. Prior to the implementation of this project, waste was managedthrough 4 sub-depots which were temporary storage spaces for manualsorting of waste through scavengers. Waste was transported in open(open body vehicles like trucks, tractors and tippers) and disposedwithout treatment. None of these practices followed the SWMManagement Rules, 2000. The process was not cost effective as theCCMC incurred an expenditure of Rs.16.30Crore towards secondarycollection and transportation of waste during the year 2009-10.

With the implementation of the project the open sub-depots have beenconverted into semi-closed type transfer stations with in-built wastecompactor. These transfer stations along with the Closed Body Hookloaders (Bulk Refuse Carriers) Truck help in effective transportationminus any manual handling or spillage of waste. As waste is compacted inthe transfer stations, it helps in reducing the number of trips made by thetransfer trucks (hook loaders) between the transfer station and thetreatment/disposal site. Waste is now treated prior to disposal and thelandfill site is monitored regularly for any potential pollution threats. Allthese initiatives are in line with the MSW Rules, 2000.

4.2 System Efficiency

The project has helped in service level improvement as the door-to-doorcollection of waste has increased to 90% with an overall collectionefficiency of 95% after implementation of the project. The project hasenabled 80% waste segregation and scientific disposal of waste with acapping of 25% of waste to landfills.

The benefits accrued through the new transportation and waste handlingfacility in transfer stations are - the number of trips made by each of thedumper placers, refuse collector cum compactor vehicles has increasedfrom 3 to 5 trips daily due to reduction in their tipping time at thetransfer points thereby improving the collection efficiency.

Further, the introduction of Radio Frequency Identification Device(RFID) system has improved trip counts as well as improved themonitoring of the C&T system.

4.3 Financial Impact

The expenditure incurred towards payment of tipping fee (Fee inclusiveof Transportation, Processing & Disposal of MSW) to the Concessionaireduring the FY 2011-2012 was Rs.14.69Crore with the net savings ofRs.1.69Crore. Due to the project, CCMC has been able to improve therecovery of user charges (SWM charges) which is currently beingimplemented with a commendable efficiency of 95%.

Savings of Rs1.69 Cr.on O&M during 2011-12

Coverage of door to doorcollection from 44% to

90%

Reduction of CarbonFootprints due to reductionin vehicle trips

Recovery of user charges

has gone up to 95%

Rs.21Cr infused by the

private party

Reduction in ManualHandling of waste

Very few projects in theSWM sector has beenimplemented havingbidding parameter as net

present value (NPV) ofthe service

Grouping of liabilitieswith opportunities into aproject basket to improvethe overall viability of theISWMP was an out of thebox thinking.



4.4 Environmental Impact

Recycling and reuse of waste has increased by 60% which is a significant positive impact ofthe project on the city’s environment by effective diversion of waste from landfills. Door-to-door collection endow cleaner roads in the city and therefore enhances the appearance of thecity.

The project helps in the avoidance of methane emissions as well as in the reduction of carbonfootprint due to significant reduction in the number of trips required for transportation ofwaste (10 trips required by a conventional waste collection truck is now achieved by 1 trip byengaging a Bulk Refuse carrier vehicle).

4.5 Technological Impact

The project activities demonstrates how the problem of Municipal Solid Waste can behandled while accruing the benefits from the same by introducing latest technology andavoiding multiple manual handling of waste. The following photographs demonstrate thebenefits and impacts achieved.

4.6 Photo-Gallery

Waste Sub-depots before JnNURM

Waste Transfer Station after JnNURM



Vellalore Disposal Area Before the implementation of the project and Waste Treatment Plant at

Vellalore at the same location using composting technique



Disclaimer

This document has been compiled by the Technical Cell under JnNURMMission Directorate based on information shared by the Coimbatore’s PIU.The primary purpose of this brochure is to showcase the key features of thecompleted SWM project as a Peer Learning Initiative to augment capacity ofother project implementers in the country.

Ministry of Urban Development disclaims all liability to any third party whomay place reliance on this report and therefore not assume responsibility forany loss or damage suffered by any such third party in reliance thereon.

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