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As part of its green initiative, NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) plans to set up small-scale waste-to-plants in its localities. The first plant will be set up near Safdarjung Hospital. Officials say the civic agency will soon float tenders for the project. At present, waste generated in NDMC areas-close to 250 metric tones daily- is sent to the waste-to-energy plant in Okhla. Officials say due to high transportation cost and technical problems, often, the entire waste is not transported to the landfill site. These small-scale waste-to-energy plants will bring down the transportation cost and also help in effective waste management. The waste generated from these plants will be used to meet the requirement of the neighbouring areas.