India’s First Integrated Urban Solid Waste Processing Centre to Realise Vision of Garbage-Free Cities: CM Devendra Fadnavis

First Project of Its Kind Developed Through Private Investment

Nagpur, May 2026 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that India’s first Integrated Urban Solid Waste Processing Centre, being developed at Bhandewadi through private investment, will transform the vision of a garbage-free city into reality. The project will process around 1,200 metric tonnes of municipal waste daily and generate approximately 28 tonnes of gas per day, he said.

The Chief Minister was speaking during an inspection visit to the project site at Bhandewadi. The facility is being developed by the international industrial group Kewa Sus Bade and is designed to scientifically process the entire quantity of waste generated in the city each day.

The visit was attended by Revenue Minister and Nagpur District Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, MLAs Krishna Khopde and Pravin Datke, Nagpur Mayor Neeta Thakre, Deputy Mayor Leena Hatibed, Standing Committee Chairperson Shivani Dani, Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan, Municipal Commissioner Dr. Vipin Itankar, Kewa Sus Bade Executive Director Runda Thakur, Finance Director Vinod Tandon, Vice President Vijay Chiplunkar, along with public representatives and officials.

The Integrated Urban Solid Waste Processing Centre will be completed in three phases. By August, the facility is expected to process the entire 1,200 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Nagpur using advanced technologies. Both wet and dry waste will be collected and treated scientifically.

The processing system will generate biogas, compost manure, and fuel pellets (power plates) from dry waste. According to officials, this is the first project of its kind in India. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has provided 30 acres of land for the facility and is also expected to receive an annual royalty of Rs 15 lakh from gas sales.

Chief Minister Fadnavis directed officials to extend all necessary support for the environmentally sustainable project. He said the facility would make waste management more efficient and position Nagpur as a national model for solid waste management and a garbage-free city.

He also noted that the project would not harm the environment and would significantly reduce the burden of waste disposal in the city.

A major benefit of the project will be the production of biogas that can be converted into CNG for 198 city buses, providing a clean and renewable source of energy. Since the project is being implemented under a public-private partnership model, the municipal corporation will not incur any expenditure. At the same time, it will save the daily costs associated with managing nearly 1,300 metric tonnes of waste.

The project will also produce high-quality compost manure for agricultural use and fuel pellets that can be supplied for industrial energy requirements, including those of power utilities.

Expressing confidence in the initiative, Fadnavis said the state-of-the-art facility, which converts waste into biogas, compost and fuel products, would emerge as a benchmark environmental project and gain recognition across India for its innovative and sustainable approach.

Earlier, Executive Director Runda Thakur briefed the gathering on the project and the waste-processing technologies being employed. Mayor Neeta Thakre and Municipal Commissioner Dr. Vipin Itankar assured full cooperation from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to ensure the successful implementation of the project.