PM to inaugurate Bio-CNG plant in Madhya Pradeshs Indore on Saturday \
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PM to inaugurate Bio-CNG plant in Madhya Pradeshs Indore on Saturday

18-Feb-2022
New Delhi Feb 18 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a Bio-CNG plant in Madhya Pradeshs Indore on Saturday via video conferencing his office said The prime minister recently launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 20 with the overall vision of creating Garbage Free Cities the Prime Ministers Office PMO said The Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 20 is being implemented under the overarching principles of waste to wealth and circular economy for maximising resource recovery -- both of which are exemplified in the Indore Bio-CNG plant The plant to be inaugurated by PM Modi at 1 PM on Saturday has a capacity to treat 550 tonnes per day of segregated wet organic waste the statement said It is expected to produce around 17000 kg of CNG and 100 tonnes of organic compost per day The plant is based on zero landfill models whereby no rejects would be generated the statement said Additionally the project is expected to yield multiple environmental benefits viz reduction in greenhouse gas emissions providing green energy along with organic compost as fertilizer it said Indore Clean Energy Pvt Ltd a Special Purpose Vehicle created to implement the project was set up by Indore Municipal Corporation IMC and Indo Enviro Integrated Solutions Ltd IEISL under a Public Private Partnership model with 100 per cent capital investment of Rs 150 crore by IEISL Indore Municipal Corporation will purchase a minimum 50 per cent of CNG produced by the plant and in a first-of-its-kind initiative run 400 city buses using it The balance quantity of CNG will be sold in the open market The organic compost will help replace chemical fertilisers for agricultural and horticultural purposes the statement said PTI ASK SMN SMN
18-Feb-2022 National
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