Vijayawada:The State government has accorded administrative approval for the allocation of 5.50 acres of APGENCO land at Ibrahimpatnam in NTR district to the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) for setting up a 15 MW Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant.

The land, located in Survey Nos 55/1 and 56/1A1 of Ibrahimpatnam village and mandal, will be alienated to the VMC at the prevailing market value of Rs 97.50 lakh per acre. Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Principal Secretary S Suresh Kumar issued GO Rt No 1377 on Wednesday, approving the land transfer. According to the government order, the proposed plant will process around 1,023 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated in Vijayawada city and adjoining local bodies every day. The project aims to improve scientific waste management, minimise environmental pollution and generate electricity from municipal waste for supply to the power grid.

The government issued the orders following recommendations made by the Managing Director of Swachha Andhra Corporation.

The expenditure towards the land alienation will be met from the funds available under the Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS).