About 25 acres of land at Nerupperichal in Tiruppur district has been identified for solid waste management, said Minister M.P. Saminathan in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday. "Machinery was being procured to segregate the garbage collected from Tiruppur city," the Minister explained. He added, "By the second week of February, the piled up garbage would be removed effectively." The announcement came as a reply to Tiruppur North MLA K.N. Vijeyakumar’s concerns about garbage piling up. Referring to a case in the Madras High Court, Saminathan noted, "The judgment was expected soon." Efforts are ongoing with the Tiruppur Corporation and district officials to identify a suitable location for moving the city's solid waste. Earlier, Minister K.N. Nehru acknowledged opposition in Tiruppur district against placing waste even on government poromboke lands. "The government was willing to choose a location even if it was about 15 km from the city," Nehru said. He also added, "If land was available, the government was willing to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Tiruppur." MLA Vijeyakumar raised the issue, saying Tiruppur's 60 wards collect about 650 tonnes of garbage daily, which has been piling up for 40 days. He urged the State government to take urgent steps to clear the garbage. The government’s plan aims to tackle the growing waste problem in Tiruppur with new land, machinery, and possible clean energy solutions.