India, Oct. 6 -- The Noida authority on Sunday said that it has approved setting up of a 300 tonnes-per-day (TPD) Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Plant (IMSWM) to handle the city's waste.

"The Noida authority board has decided to set up a new 300 tonnes per day plant so that we can treat our waste properly as per the waste management rules-2016. We want to make the city self-sustainable in terms of its capability to handle the daily waste," said Lokesh M, chief executive officer of the Noida authority.

The facility, designed to scientifically process the city's growing waste and generate Bio-CNG/energy, will be developed either at Sector 145 or at village Astoli, which has 17 acres available for the project.

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