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NASHIK GETS A NEW
GOBARDHAN PLANT
he District administration of Nashik
has set up a community biogas
Tplant under GOBARdhan Yojana in
Andarsul GP of Yeola Tehsil in Maharashtra.
The facility, which has been functional
since the first week of February 2023, uses
biotechnology to convert waste into clean
energy and organic manure.
In accordance with SBM-G Phase-II, the
GOBARdhan initiative supports villages in
safely managing their cattle, agricultural
and other organic waste. It also helps
village communities to convert their waste
into wealth, and improve environmental
sanitation while curbing vector-borne
diseases. The Government of India provides
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technical assistance and financial support
of up to Rs. 50 lakhs per District to achieve
safe disposal of cattle and organic waste.
Technology used: Bio-methanation is
an approved technology under the Solid
Waste Management Rules of 2016. It is a
sustainable process that uses bio-inoculums
or microbes to work on organic waste and
produce clean energy and organic manure.
The energy-producing technology used in
the plug-and-play plant is an eco-friendly
solution that traps harmful GHGs. The fully
fabricated plant requires less space and is
simple to operate with relatively less O&M
cost. As the plant is completely water-
jacketed and compact, there is no foul