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Two firms submit tenders for biogas plants

Staff Reporter

Corporation seeks public support for such units

KOCHI: Two firms have submitted tenders for setting up biogas plants in the city as the last date for submitting them ended on Tuesday evening.

The Kerala Agro Industries Corporation, a State Government undertaking, and Jyothi Biogas are the agencies which have submitted the tenders.

The tenders will be processed and presented before the Health Standing committee of the Corporation on Wednesday.

The committee and the Corporation council are to take a decision on the selection of the firm.

Meanwhile, the civic administrators have started a consensus and rapport-building exercise for setting up biogas and vermi compost units and to reduce public resistance against dumping of waste in the land offered by various individuals.

At an all-party meeting on Tuesday, the administration sought the support of leaders of various political parties to allay the fears of local residents who may resist the use of land for waste dumping.

The council had earlier decided to set up biogas and vermi compost units at all the puramboke land in the possession of the civic body and at the zonal offices, shopping complexes, offices of the Corporation and hospitals.

However, meeting turned down a proposal from the Health Supervisor for setting up aerobic compost units in the city.

The proposal was rejected as several participants expressed doubts over the viability of the project. According to the proposal, each unit would cost at least Rs.5.23 lakh and four cents.

It was decided at the meeting that biogas plants and vermi compost units should be set up at all available spaces using funds of the Corporation. The support of Kudumbasree units would be sought in running the units.

Meeting planned

The civic body decided to organise massive awareness programmes in the city against plastic menace. The campaign would involve school and college students, residents associations and traders.

Meetings of these sections would be convened for ensuring their participation in the implementation of the ban order.

Though the meeting decided to crack down on the use of plastic below 30 micron, most of the plastic that was being used in the city had a gauge above 30 micron, pointed out one of the political party leaders who took part in the meeting.

Moreover, the civic body could not suggest any alternative material for plastic, it was pointed out. The plastic ban would come into force on November 15.

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