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the machinery. With the decision to mobilize support provided by Inovativa Waste
funds internally, they used Rs. 6 lakhs from Management Company.
the migrants’ registration fund towards the
Each day, the facility processes around 600
construction of the biogas project.
kgs of wet garbage generated mainly at the
The biogas plant was inaugurated and Verna Industrial Estate where the migrant
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became functional on 2 October 2022. It workers are engaged. Waste is collected
was installed using the contribution from by the appointed waste collectors who
the migrants’ registration fees and the bring it to the plant for further segregation
State grants given on the occasion of the before treating the biodegradable waste
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60 Liberation of Goa State, while other scientifically.
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machines were purchased under 14 and
15 FC grants. The village panchayat and its Biogas produced is converted into electricity
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Garbage Management Committee operate and used to run the plant, for lighting, and
and maintain the plant, with technical to operate other machinery on site.

utcome

Since operations at the biogas plant

began, the burden of garbage has

reduced. The plant is able to tackle all
biodegradable waste in a systematic
manner and has contributed to the visual

cleanliness of the village. The community

no longer faces the problem of waste
dumped in public spaces, which used to
attract stray animals and emit bad odour.

Manure generated is distributed to the

village community to be used in kitchen
gardens. This has motivated other
establishments in the area to replicate

the system.

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