Sakthan Thampuran Bio-Waste Treatment Plant Explained

Sakthan Thampuran Bio-Waste Treatment Plant
Country:India
Location:Sakthan Thampuran Nagar, Thrissur
Operator:Thrissur Municipal Corporation
Th Fuel Primary:Waste
Commissioned:May, 2013

Sakthan Thampuran Bio-Waste Treatment Plant is the first bio-waste plant in Kerala, India,[1] that uses organic waste converter technology to convert waste into manure. It is situated in Sakthan Thampuran Nagar, Thrissur city. The plant process vegetable waste generated in Sakthan Thampuran market.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Facility

The converter was set up at a cost of Rs 98 lakh on 45 cents of land at the Sakthan Thampuran market. The plant can process 4 tonnes of waste a day and the converter has the facility to grind 25 kilograms of waste in 10 to 12 minutes. The plant produces manure from the waste without smell which is being sold to public in packets weighing 2 kg. Also it is taken to Kerala Agricultural University and the left over segregation are burned in an incinerator.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State's first bio-waste plant starts . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625062930/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130529/news-current-affairs/article/state%E2%80%99s-first-bio-waste-plant-starts. dead. 25 June 2013. Deccan Chronicle . 2013-08-13.
  2. Web site: Organic waste converter at Sakthan market inaugurated . City Journal . 2013-08-13 . dead . https://archive.today/20130813131842/http://cityjournal.in/organic-waste-converter-at-sakthan-market-inaugurated/ . 2013-08-13 .
  3. Web site: Kerala gets its first bio-waste plant at Thrissur . Urban New Digest . 2013-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130730004455/http://www.urbannewsdigest.in/kerala-gets-its-first-bio-waste-plant-at-thrissur/ . 2013-07-30 .
  4. News: Compost plant for Sakthan market to treat waste . The Hindu. 21 May 2012 . 2013-08-13.
  5. Web site: Corporation to chalk out plan to treat household waste at source . CMSIndia . 2013-08-13.
  6. Web site: Thrissur Corp Inspires City. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215916/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Thrissur-Corp-Inspires-City/2014/07/04/article2313958.ece. dead. 14 July 2014. New Indian Express. 2014-07-04.