Mizoram Governor Convenes Meeting With Solid Waste Management Centre Officials In Tuirial

Aizawl : Mizoram Governor, Shri Indra Sena Reddy Nallu, convened a meeting today at Raj Bhavan, Aizawl, with officials from the Solid Waste Management Centre, Tuirial, to discuss enhancing the implementation and efficiency of waste management in the region. Attendees included Pi Sangchhin Chinzah, Secretary of the Health & Family Welfare Department, Pu Lalmalsawma Pachuau, Secretary of the Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Department, Pu Joseph H. Lalramsanga, Municipal Commissioner, Er. Lalhriatpuia, Aizawl Deputy Commissioner, Pu C.C. Lalchuangkima, CEO of Aizawl Smart City, and Pu C. Lalduhawma, Member Secretary of the Mizoram Pollution Control Board.

During the meeting, Governor Shri Indra Sena Reddy Nallu shared his observations from a recent visit to the Solid Waste Management Centre. He emphasized the need for collective efforts across departments to ensure efficient operations and stressed the importance of maintaining the centre’s machinery to achieve its objectives.

The Solid Waste Management Centre in Tuirial was constructed under the North East Capital Cities Development Implementation Programme (NERCCDIP) by the State Investment Programme Management and Implementation Unit (SIPMIU) of the Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Department. It was inaugurated in 2019 and handed over to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) in 2022.

According to the AMC, waste collected across Aizawl city is systematically processed at the centre. The AMC employs 35 workers for daily operations. Around 190 garbage trucks collect approximately 119.42 tonnes of waste each day, which is then delivered to the Solid Waste Management Centre in Tuirial. Of this, 89.09 tonnes is wet waste, while 30.33 tonnes is dry waste. The dry waste is sorted, and about 7.98 tonnes are recycled daily and sold to 11 AMC-approved scrap dealers. Since March of this year, wet waste has been converted into manure by the Mechanical Compost Plant.