In Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s 2018 Indore was declared as the “cleanest city of India”. The government of Madhya Pradesh and the residents of the state have worked hard towards this achievement. However, one IAS officer from Indore did the most impressive work of clearing nearly 13 lakh tonnes of garbage from a landfill.

Currently, Indore Municipal Corporation and Indore Municipal Commissioner, Asheesh Singh, and his team of workers are working on a plan to transform a garbage landfill site into a forest with a functioning waste management system. Now, he is planning to convert the same landfill into a full-fledged forest. Singh’s team was responsible for clearing 13 lakh tonnes of garbage in just six months and the waste is now being used to produce compost and fuel.

Recently Singh shared pictures of the work done by his team on Twitter with the caption, “What an achievement of team Indore!! Before and after photos of Indore’s garbage dumpsite. We toiled day and night for 6 months and reclaimed 100 acres of land worth 300+ crores.

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Singh told that  “It all started with segregating the waste into wet and dry garbage- done by robotic machines. The dry garbage is then sold to the junk dealer and we also convert the plastic into fuel,”. He further added “To clear this garbage with machinery and resources we need 5 years and Rs 65 crore but it is not possible as the urban local body does not have that much money,".

Indore Municipal Corporation has managed to claim a 100-acre land, 90-acres of which will be turned into a city forest.

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