Archive · 20 Aug 2026
PMRDA Plans 36.5-Acre Waste Plant for 19 Pune Bodies
Chakan and nearby villages have struggled with garbage management for 13 years.
The PMRDA plans to build one large waste-processing plant in Chakan MIDC.
It will use 36.5 acres of land.
Nineteen local government bodies are expected to use it.
These include two municipal councils and 17 gram panchayats.
Each local body will collect and separate its own garbage before sending it to the plant.
The system is being designed to handle population growth and waste for about 30 years.
Officials are also considering different funds to help provide garbage-collection vehicles.
PMRDA will establish a centralised solid waste processing plant on 36.5 acres in Chakan MIDC.
The facility will serve Chakan and Rajgurunagar municipal councils and 17 gram panchayats.
The project is intended to address a 13-year garbage management crisis in Chakan and nearby areas.
Local bodies will collect, fully segregate and transport waste to the proposed plant, and gram panchayats will pay a tipping fee.
Land will be provided by MIDC, while funding for collection vehicles may come from Finance Commission, local and CSR funds.
- Who
- The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, 19 local bodies and district officials are involved.
- What
- A centralised solid waste processing plant will be established on 36.5 acres for 19 local bodies.
- When
- The decision was taken at a joint review meeting on Thursday, August 20; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Near the ESR at Point No. 4 in the Chakan MIDC area of Pune district.
- Why
- The project aims to address a 13-year garbage crisis worsened by rapid urbanisation, industrial growth and the lack of a centralised waste system.
- Planned land area
- 36.50 acres
- Participating local bodies
- 19: Chakan and Rajgurunagar municipal councils plus 17 gram panchayats
- Planned service period
- The next 30 years
- Estimated waste generation
- 350 grams per person per day
- Location
- Near the ESR at Point No. 4, Chakan MIDC
- Land provider
- Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
- Project developer
- Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority
- Waste-handling requirement
- Local bodies must collect, ensure 100% segregation and transport waste to the plant