Page 131 - Swachhata Chronicles – Transformative Tales from India (eBook)
P. 131
Two caretakers have been trained by the months, gas will be supplied to families for
implementation agency to conduct O&M free, and thereafter a fee of Rs. 250 would
activities of the plant. be charged per household per month. The
amount collected would be used to pay the
The plant now supplies cooking gas to 25
vulnerable families in the village. It was wages of the two caretakers and for meeting
earlier agreed that during the first three the maintenance expenses of the plant.
utcome
The biogas plant in Itarra provides two-fold
benefits for the community – converting
cattle and organic waste into wealth, and
making the village environmentally clean
and the village energy secure.
Swachhata Chronicles: Transformative Tales from India 111
