kolkata the kolkata municipal corporation kmc has decided to make it mandatory for developers to donate land within the construction sites of highrises and large housing complexes to enable the civic bodys solid waste management department to install waste compactor machines there in case a developer takes up construction of 20000 square metres or more of builtup area heshe needs to gift a 2cottah land to the kmc in case the builtup area is less than 20000 sq m the developer will have to pay an amount instead of donating land the funds realized from the developers will be utilized to purchase a mobile waste compactor instead of a stationary compactorhowever developers say kmc should promote zerowaste solution by asking complexes to set up compost stations to transform wet waste into compost a kmc buildings department official said making gift of land or funding for procurement of movable compactors mandatory will empower the department to withhold building permits if any developer refuses the matter was discussed at a mayorincouncil meeting and passed unanimouslyaccording to a kmc solid waste management department official the department was struggling to find land for installing waste compactor machines across the city at a time when the waste generation from the housing complexes was going up rapidly this apart the collection of wastes from large housing complexes was getting hindered due to shortage of manpower the only solution at this point is finding a space within the complex site where we can install compactor machines for effective handling of wastes a two cottah land is sufficient for installation of a compactor machine that will solve the waste management for a large housing complex effectively said a kmc solid waste management department officialafter the kmc solid waste management department took up the matter with the civic bodys buildings wing and sought cooperation by incorporating a clause of gifting land in the building permit rules the latter decided to amend rules for the developers intending to construct housing complexes in the cityaccording to a kmc solid waste management department official one of the major benefits of installation of waste compactor machines at the housing complexes will be getting organic wastes in large quantities which will be supplied to the compost plants at dhapa dumping ground and converted into fertilizer an official said managing wastes from areas off bypass was becoming difficult due to a rise in the number of highrisesinstead of compactor stations that does not really solve the waste disposal problem we want segregation of wet and dry recyclable waste while the wet waste can be turned into compost the dry waste can be sold said confederation of real estate developers association of india credai bengal chapter chairman nandu belani