300-Member Pune Team Visits Indore, Plans to Adopt Its Cleanliness Model

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A 300-member team from the Pune Municipal Corporation visited Indore to study its successful cleanliness model.

They toured various locations, including the Devguradiya trenching ground plant, door-to-door waste collection system, ICCC command center, and garbage transfer stations, to understand how the city maintains its cleanliness.

Pune Municipal Commissioner Rajendra Bhonsle and MLA Hemant Rasane praised Indore’s efforts, stating that the city has become an inspiration for the entire country.

They expressed plans to implement Indore’s waste management system in Pune.

Indore Municipal Commissioner Shivam Verma and Additional Commissioner Abhilash Mishra welcomed the team and explained the city’s cleanliness model. Verma highlighted that earlier, garbage bins placed at various locations would overflow, causing waste accumulation.

To address this, Indore became bin-free and introduced a door-to-door waste collection system, which is monitored via GPS to ensure timely and efficient collection.

City Segregates Waste In 6 Categories

The city now segregates waste into six categories and has launched initiatives like Thaila Bank, Bartan Bank, Disposal-Free Areas, Zero Waste Events, and drain cleaning campaigns.

The team observed how collected waste is transported to garbage transfer stations (GTS) and then processed at mechanized material recovery facilities (MRF), dry waste processing plants, and compost plants.

The delegation also visited Asia’s largest biogas CNG plant at Devguradiya, where wet waste is converted into biogas used for public transport.

Officials noted that Indore’s success has changed the perception of cleanliness across India, and Pune aims to adopt similar practices.