Patan, Gujarat, India | Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd. (GUDC)
Hon. Supreme Court has passed an order to make scientific treatment and disposal of solid waste mandatory, as per the MSW-Rules-2000. Government of Gujarat thereby initiated the formation of Gujarat Urban Development Projects (GUDP) programme, with an aid of US $ 300 million from the World Bank. GUDC was appointed as a nodal agency vide the resolution dated 13/09/05 to implement the Municipal Solid Waste Management project for the ULBs of the state of Gujarat. Technical consultants were appointed for Designs, DPRs, DTPs & Supervision of landfill sites at critical stages during construction work.
Patan Landfill site located in the state of Gujarat is one of the many landfill sites under the GUDC programme.
Considering the vital importance of the project for an effective growth of the city and protection of the environment, Consultants approved the use of Nonwoven Geotextile in the Patan landfill site. TechFab (India) Industries Ltd met all the tender specifications required for the Nonwoven Geotextile to be used in the landfill site. TechFab (India) Industries Ltd thereby successfully supplied TechGeo Nonwoven Geotextile with mass per unit area of minimum 500 Gsm. TechGeo (Nonwoven Geotextile) supplied was made of Polypropylene staple fibre, needle punched and UV stabilized as per the tender specifications. Third party testing of TechGeo was carried out at Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and was found satisfactory.
