The Madurai Corporation wants to build a facility at the Vellaikal dumpyard that can turn municipal
solid waste into torrefied (dried and environmentally beneficial) charcoal, taking a page from
Varanasi, the seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Torrefied charcoal, which resembles a cake and is identical to natural coal, can be used to generate
electricity in thermal power plants in combination with fuel.
“With assistance from National Thermal Power Corporation, Varanasi Municipal Corporation is now
constructing a facility that can manufacture green coal from municipal garbage (NTPC).
If both the state and federal governments accept the project, Madurai will be the second city in the
nation to have it “She spoke. The mayor claimed that the proposed facility will deal with the issue of
waste segregation, a significant barrier to municipal solid waste management.
Indrani Ponvasanth stated that actions have been taken to raise the general fund with the
corporation and increase tax collections in relation to the revenue produced by the corporation.