MCC sub panel to visit Nasik to see carcass incinerator plant

Chandigarh, August 22:- A meeting sub committee constituted for carcass incinerator plant was held here under the chairpersonship of Smt. Asha Jaswal and attended by other members including Smt. Sunita Dhawan, Smt. Sheela Devi, Sh. Bharat Kumar, Sh. Vinod Aggarwl, Dr. Amrit Pal Singh, MOH, Dr. M.S. Kamboj, Superintendent Slaughter House and special invitees namely Smt. Farmila, councillor, Sh. N.P. Sharma, GM (Technical), Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. and Sh. Amit Sharma, SDE, Solid Waste Management, MCC.     The members were apprised by Sh NP Sharma about the technology that dead animals both small and large will be cremated in chambers at a very high temperature with LPG gas.There will not be any foul smell during and after burning as the dead animal will be converted to ash at such a high temperature. All Pollution Control systems will be provided and real time data will be displayed and observed by Pollution Committee. 

Dr Kamboj informed the members that presently large animals are lifted and opened up for skin and bones by hired contractor in open area in the city. This way there is putrefaction and foul smelling causing a threat of diseases. Small animals like dogs and cats are dumped in the city and many of them go to the dumping ground along with garbage. This further pollute the surroundings in absence of scientific disposal system. This is against the rules for biomedical waste disposal. Sh NP Sharma stressed that incineration by burning is only permitted method for dead animal disposal. 

All the members were of the view that incineration plant is an urgent need of the city for benefit of city environment. 

   The members reiterated   to see the functional facility at Nasik in Maharashtra which is very much environment friendly. The members also said that such a facility will be of great benefit for the city environment. They said that such technologies are an asset for saving the city environment from disease threats.

  The committee members finally decided to visit Nasik to see this facility in the interest of city beautiful environment and to do away with age old health hazard method of dead Animal disposal.