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PURBA MEDINIPUR’S PWMU
ESTABLISHES FORWARD
LINKAGES
n the Patashpur Block of Purba Medinipur Operated by a Farmers Producer
District, West Bengal, a new PWMU was Organization (FPO) Company with 520
Iset up in Pratap Dighi GP. The unit not members, the PWMU was established in
only ensured the systematic cleaning March 2023, and it will be tagged to the
and processing of plastic waste but also adjoining Blocks of Patashpur-I and Egra-
established forward linkages for effective II. The District administration will provide
waste management. a mini truck to the FPO for transporting
plastic waste from the villages to the PWMU.
The PWMU serves 398 villages across
three Blocks in Purba Medinipur District. The unit does not directly handle household-
On an average, each village generates level waste collection. It purchases waste
approximately 2 kgs of plastic waste per from local waste collectors, rag pickers
day, resulting in a total of 240 kgs of waste and outsourced waste collectors such as
received by the unit daily. Kabadiwalas.
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