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Turning waste into electricity, first-of-its-kind processing plant set up in Mandi Gobindgarh

The DC also disclosed that the electricity produced at the plant was going to be used for its operations
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The processed waste will produce biogas, which will in turn be used to generate electricity.
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The Mandi Gobindgarh Municipal Council has set up a first-of-its-kind wet waste management plant in the state, which is likely to produce 1,000 units of electricity daily by processing 15 tonne of wet waste.

The endeavor is aimed to make the city clean, Deputy Commissioner Dr Sona Thind said, adding that the plant has been set up by the council at the cost of Rs 2.98 crore.

“At the plant, the wet waste goes into the digester tank, which results in the production of biogas with the process of bacterial action and the biogas has been used for the production of electricity with the help of a generator,” she further added.

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The DC also disclosed that the electricity produced at the plant was going to be used for its operations, and the rest will be sold to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited at the price of Rs 5 per unit.

Thind said planning was underway to set up more plants in the district, adding that the move will bring the waste management to the optimum level and the electricity production would increase the income of the local bodies, which would be further utilised for the development works.

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The council, the DC said, has been continuously motivating the people for the waste segregation and to hand over the waste to the teams of the local bodies working for door-to-door collection of waste. She said that the aim of making the cities completely clean could be achieved only with the help of the common people.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Geetika Singh said the council has also installed 5,852 LED lights at the cost of Rs 1.2 crore in the town and it will result in saving at least Rs 2 crore annually.

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