Mega bio-CNG plant to start in 15-20 days Indore civic chief
Indore Jan 21 PTI A mega plant established in Indore in Madhya Pradesh will be operational in 15-20 days and start producing bio-CNG from 550 tonnes of liquid waste generated every day in the city Indore Municipal Corporation IMC commissioner Pratibha Pal said on Friday Touted as the largest such facility in Asia by local civic officials the plant will produce 18000 kilograms of bio-CNG which will be used to power IMCs transport buses as well as a large quantity of compost Testing of machinery at the bio-CNG plant has been completed We are hoping to start production with full capacity in the next 15-20 days Pal told reporters It has been established over a 15-acre trenching ground in Devguradia area at an investment of Rs 150 crore with the IMC not having to spend a single rupee on the plant and the private firm paying the civic body Rs 25 crore per year in lieu of liquid waste As per the agreement with the firm bio-CNG will be made available to the IMC at Rs 5 less than prevailing market rates for green gas officials informed The city has a population of 35 lakh and facilities have been created for safe disposal of 600 tonnes each of dry and liquid waste they said adding that Indore which has been named Indias cleanest city in the Centres Swachh Survekshan works on a 3R model of reduce-reuse-recycle PTI HWP MAS BNM BNM BNM
Indore Jan 21 PTI A mega plant established in Indore in Madhya Pradesh will be operational in 15-20 days and start producing bio-CNG from 550 tonnes of liquid waste generated every day in the city Indore Municipal Corporation IMC commissioner Pratibha Pal said on Friday Touted as the largest such facility in Asia by local civic officials the plant will produce 18000 kilograms of bio-CNG which will be used to power IMCs transport buses as well as a large quantity of compost Testing of machinery at the bio-CNG plant has been completed We are hoping to start production with full capacity in the next 15-20 days Pal told reporters It has been established over a 15-acre trenching ground in Devguradia area at an investment of Rs 150 crore with the IMC not having to spend a single rupee on the plant and the private firm paying the civic body Rs 25 crore per year in lieu of liquid waste As per the agreement with the firm bio-CNG will be made available to the IMC at Rs 5 less than prevailing market rates for green gas officials informed The city has a population of 35 lakh and facilities have been created for safe disposal of 600 tonnes each of dry and liquid waste they said adding that Indore which has been named Indias cleanest city in the Centres Swachh Survekshan works on a 3R model of reduce-reuse-recycle PTI HWP MAS BNM BNM BNM
