The Times of India 14.08.2012
Biogas waste plants on government office premises soon
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The
city corporation is zeroing in on vacant government office premises at
Pattom to set up biogas plants after the residents associations had
complained of space restraints. As a first step, the corporation will
kick start the programme with the installation of a new biogas plant at the Government Model Girls Higher Secondary School at Pattom on Tuesday.
Subsequently, biogas plants will come up at traffic police stations and public service commission office premises. "We are also planning a plant at Medical College junction and on the premises of one more office at Pattom which is currently owned by the corporation. Managing the waste had been a major issue here and it got worsened as many of the houses lacked enough space to accommodate a biogas plant," said Pattom councilor K Murukesan.
Once the plants are installed on the selected office premises, trained Kudumbasree workers will be employed to collect the waste on a daily basis from the neighbouring households. They will also be entrusted with the responsibility of the maintenance of the biogas plants. The corporation will hold talks with the residents associations to fix the wages to be paid to the Kudumbasree workers.
The project is being implemented with the cooperation of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Programme ( KSUDP). The plant to be installed at the Pattom school will have a capacity to process 150kg of waste every day. "The capacities of other plants to be installed in the coming days will be fixed in accordance with the requirement of residents.
With the plants becoming fully functional, the local residents will be self-reliant in terms of waste management. In addition to this small quantities of waste generated from various offices can also be processed," said a corporation official. The corporation will carry out the scheme at a cost of Rs 25-30 lakh. "Depending on the capacities, there will be slight variations in the amount required for the installation. We are planning a mega-capacity plant at Medical College junction which can be used by neighbouring hotels as well. All they have to do is to fix a decent amount which has to be paid on a monthly basis to the Kudumbasree workers," the official added. The installation of bio-gas plant at Pattom will be inaugurated by mayor K Chandrika.
Subsequently, biogas plants will come up at traffic police stations and public service commission office premises. "We are also planning a plant at Medical College junction and on the premises of one more office at Pattom which is currently owned by the corporation. Managing the waste had been a major issue here and it got worsened as many of the houses lacked enough space to accommodate a biogas plant," said Pattom councilor K Murukesan.
Once the plants are installed on the selected office premises, trained Kudumbasree workers will be employed to collect the waste on a daily basis from the neighbouring households. They will also be entrusted with the responsibility of the maintenance of the biogas plants. The corporation will hold talks with the residents associations to fix the wages to be paid to the Kudumbasree workers.
The project is being implemented with the cooperation of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Programme ( KSUDP). The plant to be installed at the Pattom school will have a capacity to process 150kg of waste every day. "The capacities of other plants to be installed in the coming days will be fixed in accordance with the requirement of residents.
With the plants becoming fully functional, the local residents will be self-reliant in terms of waste management. In addition to this small quantities of waste generated from various offices can also be processed," said a corporation official. The corporation will carry out the scheme at a cost of Rs 25-30 lakh. "Depending on the capacities, there will be slight variations in the amount required for the installation. We are planning a mega-capacity plant at Medical College junction which can be used by neighbouring hotels as well. All they have to do is to fix a decent amount which has to be paid on a monthly basis to the Kudumbasree workers," the official added. The installation of bio-gas plant at Pattom will be inaugurated by mayor K Chandrika.
