Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 11 -- Rs. 11 cr. project coming up on 9-acre land at Hanchya-Sathagalli where construction debris can be dumped by year end

A long-pending Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Treatment Plant for scientific processing in Mysuru has finally begun taking shape.

The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up the project on about nine acres of land in Hanchya-Sathagalli area at an estimated cost of Rs. 11 crore. Work commenced around 12 days ago and the C&D Waste Plant is targeted for completion by the end of this year.

C&D waste has emerged as a major concern in the city, with debris frequently dumped along the Outer Ring Road, in dried lake-beds, vacant plots and even on roadsides in residential areas.

Despite rep...