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IN THE NEWS

IIT Patna signs MoU for ODF, EDMC installs 1,000 kg compost
SWM, PWM in Bhojpur unit at Vikas Marg

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed s part of its efforts to develop Anand Vihar into
A between Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna and Aa ‘model ward’ for solid waste management on
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plant’ on Vikas Marg Extension Road. The plant will
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(ODF+) activities in the Bhojpur District of Bihar. Shashank
Shubhankar, Deputy Development Commissioner, Bhojpur the area daily. This includes fruit and vegetable peels
and Prof. Sriparna Saha, Associate Dean, R&D, IIT Patna
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Patna, respectively in the august presence of Roshan
Kushwaha, DM, Bhojpur and Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya,
Director, IIT Patna. IIT Patna will be the technical
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biodegradable solid waste management, grey water
management, plastic waste management, and faecal
sludge management. As part of this collaboration, IIT Patna coming from household kitchens and horticulture waste
will also provide technical know-how and training to the such as leaves and twigs from parks. A few residential
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interested people, natural leaders or Swachhagrahi’s for and EDMC sanitation staff will bring compostable
capacity building in form of short-term course, green skill waste from the houses. The east municipality in total
development programme and workshop. The ceremony generates about 2,500 tonnes of waste a day. This is
was also graced by Shri Vishwa Ranjan, Registrar, IIT Patna the third such plant installed after one in Trilokpuri
and Dr. Ramakrishna Bag, Head, Department of Civil and and another in Usmanpur. EDMC will install 10 such
Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna.Also after successful plants. Member of Parliament from east Delhi, Gautam
implementation of door-to-door garbage collection Gambhir, inaugurated the plant in the presence of
management in several parts of the Patna city, the PM ('0& PD\RU $QMX .DPDO .DQW DQG RWKHU VHQLRU RIÀFHUV
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compost plant that uses mesophilic bacteria to convert
biodegradable waste. This bacteria survives only under
50 degree Celsius temperatures and naturally delivers
high-quality manure within 14 days.” Manager in-charge
of the plant, Naveen said that they are very careful
about the waste they put inside the composter. "The
waste segregated by residents is picked up EDMC
sanitation staff who take away the dry waste and leave
the wet waste with us. Mayor Anju Kamal Kant said,
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garbage dumping points. Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi WKH 6ROLG :DVWH 0DQDJHPHQW 5XOHV WKDW DVN IRU
has asked hotel and restaurants owner to follow the Solid mandatory decentralisation of waste processing and
waste management rules and in case all those hotel and WKDW PLQLPXP ZDVWH JRHV WR WKH ODQGÀOO µ *DPEKLU VDLG
restaurants do not have CTE they have been given two- “I hope east Delhi turns into the cleanest parliamentary
month time to apply for the mandatory consent. constituency in the city and we will put in all efforts
to make this possible.”

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