After local residents protested over the proposed Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant in the Makhmalabad area fearing that it would cause air pollution, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to create a green buffer zone to protect the area from dust at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore.
Nashik civic body will also plant more than 3,000 saplings on around 70 acre of the area proposed for the C&D waste plant, which is to be built at the cost of Rs7 crore soon.
NMC officials said they would plant trees to protect the area from dust caused by the construction and demolition waste plant. The funds for the same will be made available under National Clean Air Programme (N-CAP).
The officials further said that the civic body has received total funds of Rs 42 crore under the N-CAP for the implementation of various projects to reduce air pollution in the city.
Of these, Rs 3 crore have been allocated for three projects, including Rs 1.5 crore for creating the green buffer zone at the proposed C&D waste plant site.
Moreover,Nashik Municipal Corporation has also planned to develop a new garden near Gangapur village on the road towards Vasant Kanetkar garden for Rs 1 crore.
The garden will be developed on 3 acres owned by the civic body.
Apart from this, the NMC administration is also planning to develop some traffic islands in the city at a total cost of Rs 50 lakh.