nagpur the nagpur municipal corporation nmc has asked the nagpur metropolitan region development authority nmrda to identify an alternative landfill site for dumping citys solid waste the city generates over 1100 metric tonnes of solid waste daily the present garbage dumping yard at bhandewadi is overburdened at some point we will need to relocate the site hence we have approached nmrda to explore all possible sites said municipal commissioner ashwin mudgalnmrda officials told toi that 28 sites have been shortlisted we have started the process of surveying the sites final decision will be taken after holding a meeting with concerned civic agencies and weighing pros and cons of all sites they saidsources said that nmrda officials recently visited two probable sites in kalmeshwar and butibori it is being ensured that the site is at a safe distance from human population to prevent any kind of health hazards sources addedtoi has been repeatedly reporting about the problems faced by residents living close to the bhandewadi dumping yard this year the dumping yard caught fire twothree times thus leading to high air pollutionmudgal said appropriate measures are being taken for treatment of solid waste after the tendering process biomining will be implemented at the site he added biomining is a process where the already dumped waste is dug up and segregated the waste is loosened by harrowing and sprayed with composting bio cultures depending on its type the waste is then sent for recycling reusing or compostingapart from this ngo art of living has approached nmc with a solution mrudamrud to tackle garbage problem the ngo claims that the solution showed positive results in akola and chennai the solution promises to fasten the degradation process of organic waste thus reducing the overall volume of waste a demonstration was done at bhandewadi on friday and results will be out soon mudgal said nmc also plans to implement wastetoenergy project at the site in august the civic body had informed the nagpur bench of bombay high court that it would complete the muchneeded waste to energy project at bhandewadi within two years