Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Solid Waste Management Department

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Introduction of Ahmedabad

Overview of SWM of AMC

MSW Processing on PPP Model

Excel Ind Ltd & AMC: PPP Impediments & Solutions

Inferences

Introduction-Ahmedabad City
Ahmedabad is located in the north of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Ahmedabad was founded in 1411 AD as a walled city . The seventh largest metropolis in India and the largest in the state having growth rate 22.20% (1991-2001). The city is divided into 6 Zones & 57 Wards for administration convenience.
Area Population (2010) Density (Person/Sq. km) No. of Residential Properties 466 Sq. Km 6 Millions (approx) 11,802 (approx) 1.3 Million (approx)

No. of Commercial Properties 0.4 Million (approx)

Overview of SWM of AMC

MSW Daily Collection Total Solid Waste 1800 TPD Collected C&BD Waste Collected Total Mix Waste Collected 800 TPD 2600 TPD Vehicle Used/ Trips Made Sweeper Deployed Total Properties Covered 450 Vehicles/ 900 Trips 10,200 (APPROX) 17,00,000 (APPROX)

MSW Composition
20% Non Bio Degradable Waste (Non Recyclable)

56%

Non Bio Degradable Waste (Recyclable) 24% Bio Degradable

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Door to Door Residential Garbage Collection System is in Place (95% coverage) Supported by Roadside Sweeping & Secondary Storage System. 100% Gate/Door to Door collection (through Closed Body Vehicles) from all Residential & Commercial Units is planned & Tenders are floated recently. AMC has Reached to Agreements leading to 100% Process of Collected MSW by Aug 2010 as per Guidelines of Honorable Supreme Court.

MSW Processing On PPP Model

Existing Plants:
Excel Industries Ltd has agreement to Processes 500 TPD to make Organic Compost. UPL Djai Power Ltd has agreement to Process 500 TPD to make Refuse Derive Fuel (RDF) by Palletization.

Proposed Plant:
Creative Company Ltd, Japan has entered into agreement to Process 800 TPD to make RPPWF {Refuse Derive Fuel (RDF) by Palletization} & other Bio Organic Soil Enricher to be commenced from Aug, 2010.

Disposal of Inert / Post Process Waste:

AMC has also developed Scientific Engineered Landfill site for disposal of inert waste. Landfill has a capacity of 11.5 Lacs MT of waste which may last for next 6 years.

Excel Industries Ltd & AMC: PPP for Processing MSW

Objective of Excel Industries Ltd PPP Mode: To promote derivation of organic manure from MSW thereby reducing quantity of waste going to landfill site.
Brief Details of AMC Excel PPP Project:

Excel has entered into 15 Years agreement with AMC in 1997 to Process 500 TPD of MSW into Organic Compost and started its operation from the year 2000. Excel has agreed for intake of 500 TPD of MSW from AMC. AMC has given 10 Hectare of Land on token lease rent of Rs. 1 per Sq. Mt. per annum. Excel is paying 2.5% Royalty on sale of compost for entire lease period. Note: Excel Industries Ltd is the Oldest, Largest, Survived MSW treatment compost plant in India. Product name is CELRICH : Bio Organic Soil Enricher.

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Impediments* to efficient Operations by Excel Ind. Ltd.

(* on the basis of the information communicated by Excel Ind. Ltd.)

Excel could not accept 500 TPD of MSW because of mix nature of MSW. Low green waste content reduces quality of compost produced. Cost of Producing Organic Manure is around Rs. 4,200 per MT while Excel could not realize even Rs. 2,250 per MT. Excel demanded Tipping Fee of Rs. 220 per MT as reimbursement for the cost of segregating MSW which was not accepted by AMC on the basis of MOU. Additional maintenance/repairing cost of machineries as rain water from nearby open dump site gushes straight into the plant.

Area Excel Industry 25 Acres

Dump Site 84 Acres

Marketing Related Issues: Organic manure has to compete with heavily subsidized Chemical Fertilizer, majorly used by farmers. Mix MSW produces low quality compost. Logistic Related Issues:

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Sale of organic manure happen only 2 to 3 months in a year against daily supply of MSW which adds to logistics & storage cost to company. Considering bulk volume & low price realization organic manure has to be sold within 200 KM distance. Issues from AMCs Point of View: Agreement between Excel & AMC doesnt have any clause for Tipping Fees. Successful marketing of product was onus of Excel & not of AMC. If company close the plant for certain duration, AMC has to bear additional cost / loss of Rs. 150 per MT for further transportation & disposal. AMC can help Excel by providing waste which has mainly contains bio degradable waste.

Initiatives Taken by AMC

Waste, more of a green nature, generated from residential properties is collected in morning hours as a part of Door to Door collection system developed recently. Waste from Vegetable Market, Fish & Meat Market, Slaughter Houses is given straight to the Excel. On certain occasions like Bakri Idd generated waste is also collected in dedicated vehicles & given to Excel. Green Waste from 200 gardens owned by AMC is also delivered to Excel. AMC has supported Excel as a special case by providing Dumpers for transportation of Inert Waste to landfill site for short period of time although it was not a part of agreement. One More Step Forward: In January, 2008 AMC has taken one more step forward and came out with tender procedure (two bid) to collect Green Waste from Hotel & Restaurants Kitchens. Consequently, Work order was issued to 2 agencies, Sahara Public Health Org & Abhishek Sanitation Mart.

Salient Features of HK Waste Collection Tender

Waste Collection Points: Hotels, Restaurants, Canteen, Food Streets/Markets, Marriage Halls Party Plots, Malls etc.... Total no of Units expected to be covered: 1613 Units All the Rules of Environment Protection Act, 1986 & MSW (M & H) Rules. 2000 are to be complied strongly. Closed body vehicles must be used for Collection & Transportation of HK Waste. 100 Ltr or 200 Ltr Bins are to be utilized inside the collection trucks. All the staff members are to be provided uniform and all the safety equipments like Gum boots, Gloves, Mask, Cap etc...

Main Conditions of Tender:

On finding upon that the collected Waste is disposed at unauthorized place then the contractor will be levied Rs.500/- as penalty for each instance OR he can be banned from executing the contract. Contractor has to deliver such waste at the site indicated by AMC.

Fact Files
1. Contract of Hotel Kitchen waste collection has been given to two Contractors. Critical details of performance has been tabulated below. Date of Contract : 11/09/2009 & 11/09/2010 respectively.
Sr No 1 Name of Agency Sahara Public Health Org. No of Zones Allotted 2 Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone HK Units Charge per Approx Monthly Covered Kg. Collection in MT 456 222 58 0.27 Paisa 0.49 Paisa 491 Rs. 1/4 1531 No of Vehicles 8

Abhishek Sanitation 2 Mart Sahakari Mandali

2. Improved Operations of Excel Industries Ltd.:

Period 2008-09 2009-10 Annual Qty in MT of MSW accepted by Excel Ind. 11,035 24,270 Avg. Daily Qty Accepted by Excel Ind. (MT) 30 67 No of Days Plant Remain Closed 183 Days 31 Days

Resulting Improvements
Duration Total Amount of Sales in Sales MT Rs. 2,378 2,340 6,324 47,56,600 38,94,000 1,11,14,900 2.5% Royalty on Sales Rs. 1,18,930 97,355 2,77,881 YoY Yearly Total Revenue Performance Lease Rent to AMC Improvement Rs. Rs. (%) 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 2,18,930 1,97,355 3,77,881 NA -10% 91%

Apr 07 to March - 08 Apr -08 to March - 09 Apr -09 to March - 10

Improvement 09-10 against 08-09

3,984

72,20,900

1,80,526

1,80,526

Notes: Benefits to Excel from Hotel Kitchen Waste & Other Such Initiatives of AMC. During 2008 09 plant has remain closed for 183 Days, resulted into 10% Loss on YoY return to AMC. During 2009 10 plant has remained closed for 30 Days only, resulted in to 91% Gain on YoY benefit to AMC. During 2009 10 Companys sales has grown by 185%, thus earning 1.80 Lacs more in Royalty to AMC than Last year.

Inferences
Better Technologies for Screening & further segregating of MSW into Wet waste and Dry waste is the need of the hour for better quality output like Compost, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), Pallets, Electricity etc Dedicated Wet / Green waste collection channel can run successfully in bigger cities. For successful implementation of PPP model specifically for MSW treatment, any Corporation has to create tailor made Win Win Situation. (As AMC has done by creating HK waste Mgt system & similar other initiatives).

Inferences
Contd Whether required / committed segregated MSW is available with Municipal Corporation or not? If Yes, (1) Whether Muni. Corp. has ability / facility to Collect & Transport such waste separately to the Compost Plant ? (2) The such quantity available is sufficient / viable for running a compost Plant or not? ( 300 TPD or more)

Inferences
Contd Care should be taken while preparing Memorandum Of Agreement under PPP mode for Treatment Plant: (1) Financial Capacity and Experience of a Company (2) Period of Agreement and Annual Lease Rent (3) Processing of Daily MSW TPD (4) Amount of Bank Guarantee for Entire Lease Period (5) Period for Commencement of Operations after Land Allotment / Lease Deed (6) Tipping Fee payment (7) Carbon Credit getting procedure done by whom and what is Sharing criteria?

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(8) Royalty on Sale Revenue / Quantity Production Contd

(9)Transportation of Inert Waste / Post Process Waste to Landfill Site by Whom? (10)If support of Viability Gap Funding or any other assistance is available or not? (11)If Grants / Aid / any assistance is available from Govt. or any other Agencies than who will get it? (12)In the case of failure of any clause of the MOA than clear indications of actions should be mention in MOA.

Achievement of AMC in MSW processing

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporations solid waste in great demand
By Niyati Rana / DNA / Monday, May 10, 2010 10:08 (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-municipalcorporation-s-solid-waste-in-great-demand_1381276) Going green seems to be the buzzword for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Being a major producer of solid waste as also a leader in solid waste disposal practices, the AMC is flooded with climate-friendly proposals from companies across the country to use the city's solid waste to generate power or manufacture fertilisers. Officials at the AMC's solid waste management department say they have never seen offers for setting up plants to generate eco-friendly energy pouring in at such a pace. If the civic body's claims are anything to go by, the solid waste management department receives one offer every month for setting up a plant to either generate energy or to make eco-friendly fertilisers from the city's dumps.

Achievement of AMC in MSW processing

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporations solid waste in great demand Contd

"The latest company to come up with a proposal is Hanjer Bio-tech. Like all the others, they have proposed that the AMC give them land where they would set up a plant for manufacturing fertilisers or generating energy in an environment-friendly way. We receive at least one offer every month of this kind," said IK Patel, deputy municipal commissioner for solid waste department. Patel said the city generates around 2,300 tons of solid waste daily, of which around 600 to 700 tons of waste is construction debris which cannot be used to generate energy or to manufacture fertilisers. He said most companies demand around 300 to 500 tons of waste, depending on their capacities. "If we leave out the construction debris, we are left with 1800 tons of solid waste. And so, we have to be careful to choose the best companies as we have don't have enough to allot to several companies," he said. However, the AMC has made the norms more stringent. The civic body's priority is to check if the company is using the best technology in the plant so that maximum benefit can be availed of. "We have also made it compulsory to deposit Rs50 lakh as bank guarantee, so as to be on the safer side," said Patel.

Thank You

PRASHANT A PANDYA, M.Com., AICWAI. Dy. Director, Solid Waste Management & Conservancy Services, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Municipal Central Workshop, Opp. Sahakari Lati Bazar, Jagannathji Road, Ahmedabad- 380022, Gujarat, India Telephone No. 079-32982385, Fax No. 079-25321484 Mobile No. 09327038822 e-mail - prashantpandya@egovamc.com, swm@egovamc.com