Jawaharnagar, Ranga Reddy
Jawaharnagar is a village located in Ranga Reddy district, near Hyderabad, India.[1] It falls under Shamirpet mandal. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has its dumpsite located in this village over an area of approximately 350 acres and about 3500 metric tons of waste generated in the city of Hyderabad are disposed over here on a daily basis. New facilities for resource recovery from waste such as compost, recyclables, RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel)are being created under PPP (Public Private Partnership) through reclamation and remediation of dumpsite area.
The locality
It covers an area of 15,000 acres and is home to premier educational institutions like BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Bio-Tech Park, Meditech Valley are all located here.[2] XLRI is setting up its campus here on a 75 acre plot.[3]