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Indore,
Feb
19:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
will
inaugurate
“Gobar-Dhan
(Bio-CNG)
Plant”
in
Indore
on
19th
February
at
1
pm
through
video
conferencing.
Prime
Minister
recently
launched
the
Swachh
Bharat
Mission
Urban
2.0,
with
the
overall
vision
of
creating
“Garbage
Free
Cities”.
The
Mission
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
has
a
capacity
to
treat
550
tonnes
per
day
of
segregated
wet
organic
waste.
It
is
expected
to
produce
around
17,000
kg
per
day
of
CNG,
and
100
tonnes
per
day
of
organic
compost.
The
plant
is
based
on
zero
landfill
models,
whereby
no
rejects
would
be
generated.
Additionally,
the
project
is
expected
to
yield
multiple
environmental
benefits,
viz.
reduction
in
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
providing
green
energy
along
with
organic
compost
as
fertiliser.
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%
capital
investment
of
₹150
crores
by
IEISL.
Indore
Municipal
Corporation
will
purchase
a
minimum
50%
of
CNG
produced
by
the
plant
and
in
a
first-of-its
kind
initiative,
run
400
city
buses
on
the
CNG.
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Narendra Modi
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.
Story first published: Saturday, February 19, 2022, 9:04 [IST]
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Saturday, February 19, 2022, 9:04 [IST] Indore, Feb 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore on 19th February at 1 pm through video conferencing. Prime Minister recently launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating “Garbage Free Cities”. The Mission 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 has a capacity to treat 550 tonnes per day of segregated wet organic waste. It is expected to produce around 17,000 kg per day of CNG, and 100 tonnes per day of organic compost. The plant is based on zero landfill models, whereby no rejects would be generated. Additionally, the project is expected to yield multiple environmental benefits, viz. reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, providing green energy along with organic compost as fertiliser. 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% capital investment of ₹150 crores by IEISL. Indore Municipal Corporation will purchase a minimum 50% of CNG produced by the plant and in a first-of-its kind initiative, run 400 city buses on the CNG. Know all about Narendra Modi 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. Story first published: Saturday, February 19, 2022, 9:04 [IST]