Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ views cleanliness management works in the cleanest city of the country, Indore

Indore: Prime Minister of Nepal Shri Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ saw the cleanliness management in the country’s cleanest city Indore. He also visited Asia’s largest pioneering and unique plant of its kind in the country to make bio-CNG from organic waste. This plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the month of February 2022. This plant is built under the Waste to Wealth Gobar-Dhan scheme. Minister in Waiting and Water Resources Minister Shri Tulsiram Silavat and Mayor Shri Pushyamitra Bhargava welcomed the Prime Minister Shri Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

Prime Minister of Nepal Shri Prachanda sought information about the plant through a power point presentation. He along with his Cabinet members and officials saw the process of making bio-CNG from organic waste and sought information. He also inquired about the commercial benefits of CNG. Shri Prachanda showed interest in setting-up a Bio CNG plant in Nepal. He also expressed the hope of co-operation from Indore Municipal Corporation in this regard. It was informed that the Bio CNG plant is based on PP model. While the Municipal Corporation of Indore does not have to bear any financial burden on the establishment of this plant, on the other hand, the agency setting-up the plant is giving a certain amount as premium to the Municipal Corporation every year. While on the one hand bio CNG gas is being produced from this plant, on the other hand high quality organic compost food is also available. The plant is based on zero inert, where no untreated waste is generated. The gas generated from the plant is also being used in public transport buses operated by the Municipal Corporation. Carbon credits are also being generated from the operation of the plant. Prime Minister Shri Prachanda also reached the dry waste segregation center located in Devguradia itself and saw the process of segregation.