PMC to set up biogas plant at city's Bazar Samiti
Patna: In a significant move towards sustainable waste management, Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is set to establish a state-of-the-art biogas plant on Bazar Samiti premises, the city's largest fruit and vegetable market in the Bahadurpur area of the state capital.
The project, approved by the Union ministry of urban development and housing, will help address the growing waste management challenges in the city.
Patna was selected as one of only four cities across the country, alongside Varanasi, Bengaluru, and Trichy, for this initiative. The PMC will install a 5 TPD (tonnes per day) capacity biogas plant within the market committee premises for which the DPR is being prepared, said a PMC official.
PMC commissioner, Animesh Kumar Parashar, said, "The project will be executed under the 'Waste solutions for a circular economy in India' project, supported by GIZ's MAF funding. This initiative is expected to play a crucial role in improving Patna's performance in the Swachh Survekshan rankings."
Parashar further said the biogas plant will process approximately 5,000 kg of organic waste daily. This processing will yield around 250kg of biogas and 500 kg of organic fertiliser everyday.
"One of the key benefits of this project is the elimination of daily waste transportation to Bairiya dumping yard, as the waste will be processed on-site. This will not only reduce transportation costs, but also minimise the environmental impact of waste disposal," he said.
"We expect this project to serve as a model for similar waste management solutions in other cities across the country," Parashar added.
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