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The management board of the temple Wet waste is converted into nutrient fertilizer
flagged the issue of raw garbage with the in the vermicompost tanks and the manure is
village panchayat, which was discussed at sold to local farmers at Rs. 5 per kg. Around
length during a Gram Sabha meeting. In 500–600 kgs of manure is generated every
turn, the GP took the issue of wet garbage to three months, and the proceeds from the
the Rural Division of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) that
sale of manure to farmers are used for GP
was implementing the SBM-G programme.
development work.
The District administration encouraged the
The District administration also organized
construction of vermi pits for composting.
various IEC activities to create awareness
Under the SBM-G, a Swachh Sankirna
among devotees and the general public
Complex (waste management unit) was
regarding wet and dry waste and the
constructed across one acre of land at
Sarva No. 38, next to the temple complex. importance of segregation at source – not
The unit had four vermicompost tanks to just in temples but in all public places.
manage all wet waste from the temple.

utcome

The SS Ghati Subramaniam Swamy Temple is now
free from the problem of wet waste and maintains

a clean premise. Temple devotees enjoy the
hygienic atmosphere that enhances their worship,

and farmers are happy with the increased income
as a result of increased yield through the use of

the fertilizer produced from the wet waste of the
temple. Most households and farmers in the GP

store their wet waste in small tanks or pits and are
able to produce vermicompost or organic fertilizer

in their homes for use in kitchen gardens or fields.

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