KTR inaugurates 20 mobile SCTPs to strengthen Hyderabad’s waste management system

HYDERABAD: KT Rama Rao, Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Telangana, inaugurated 20 secondary collections and transfer points (SCTPs) set up across the city and 20 refuse compactor vehicles (RCVs) with tipcart arrangement on March 2, at People’s Plaza. These vehicles for garbage transport will bolster the city’s existing fleet of 95 SCTPs and 71 mobile SCTPs.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has made a proposal to transform all existing transfer stations into closed operations mode and develop 75 small-scale facilities called SCTPs as part of decentralised collection and transportation system. According to officials, the system of decentralised transfer points will reduce carbon footprint because CTPs require smaller space for setting up and it will also remove secondary storage bins and reduce garbage vulnerable points in the city.

The Hyderabad Integrated MSW Ltd, which currently is the holder of the concession of Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Project, is constructing the SCTPs in all zones. The new system uses portable self-compactors, static compactors, hermetically sealed containers and kook mounted vehicles to transport waste in a concealed manner to avoid odour and spillage issues. These new vehicles have been designed to handle MSW in segregated manner to transfer waste to treatment and disposal facility. These vehicles will also increase collection efficiency due to reduced travel time of primary collection vehicles, such as Swachh Auto Tippers. Currently, 50 out of 75 locations in the city are being operated through SCTPs/RCVs and the remaining is set to be started by March end.