GIFT City: Difference between revisions

The construction of the Automated Waste Collection System in GIFT City was undertaken by IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Limited (IEISL), a subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS). The project was completed in phases, and the first phase was inaugurated in 2017.AWS is handling the waste of the entire district, which is expected to be over 400 tonnes per day generated from GIFT City’s 25,000 apartments, 100,000 residents and a working population of over 500,000. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Jan 30 |first=Premal Balan / TNN / |last2=2015 |last3=Ist |first3=02:32 |title=Smart waste management system at GIFT city {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/smart-waste-management-system-at-gift-city/articleshow/46060472.cms |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GIFT gives waste the boot, integrates water and waste management {{!}} Smart Cities Council |url=https://www.smartcitiescouncil.com/article/gift-gives-waste-boot-integrates-water-and-waste-management |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.smartcitiescouncil.com}}</ref>Automated waste collection is combined with biomass energy generation systems, so GIFT will burn waste to generate energy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GIFT City: Interesting facts about the project |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infrastructure/gift-city-interesting-facts-about-the-project/slideshow/17992935.cms |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's 'smart city' offers lessons for waste removal innovation |url=https://www.wastedive.com/news/indias-smart-city-offers-lessons-for-waste-removal-innovation/392155/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Waste Dive |language=en-US}}</ref>