Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Bhopal Sets March 31 Deadline to Clear Aadampur Legacy Waste
Aadampur, near Bhopal, has a very large pile of old garbage.
The city corporation has made a new agreement with a private agency to process it.
The agency is supposed to finish clearing the site by March 31.
About 4 lakh metric tonnes of old waste are still there.
The project is expected to cost Rs 55 crore.
The company has started work with three machines and about 55 workers.
Some material made from the waste is sent to cement plants.
Fires have happened at the site, and the city corporation says it will watch the work.
The city also spends money separately to manage new garbage arriving there.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation has signed a new agreement assigning a private agency responsibility for processing legacy waste and handling fires at Aadampur.
The agency is tasked with clearing the 45-acre site by March 31; about 4 lakh metric tonnes of waste remain.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 55 crore and aims to remove around 6.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste.
Saurashtra Company resumed work on September 18 with three machines and about 55 workers; processed refuse-derived fuel is sent to cement plants.
The BMC says it will monitor the cleanup, after two earlier agencies missed their deadlines; separate fresh-waste management at Aadampur costs around Rs 21 crore.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation and private agency Saurashtra Company.
- What
- A new agreement assigns the agency to process and clear legacy waste at Aadampur, with a March 31 deadline.
- When
- Work resumed on September 18; the deadline is March 31. The articles do not specify the years.
- Where
- The Aadampur landfill, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To clear accumulated waste after two earlier agencies failed to complete the work on schedule, amid recurring fires at the site.
BMC’s account
Reported estimate
Daily waste arriving at Aadampur
BMC’s account
The BMC disputes reports that 900–1,000 metric tonnes of waste reach the site each day.
Reported estimate
Reports cited by the article put daily arrivals at 900–1,000 metric tonnes; the article does not identify those reports’ sources.
- Legacy-waste site
- 45 acres
- Waste targeted for removal
- Around 6.5 lakh metric tonnes
- Waste remaining
- Around 4 lakh metric tonnes, according to the BMC
- Cleanup project estimate
- Rs 55 crore
- Processing equipment
- Three machines: two rated at 250 tonnes per hour each and one at 300 tonnes per hour
- Staff deployed
- Around 55 workers
- Fresh-waste management
- Around Rs 21 crore, separate from legacy-waste clearance