Bhavani Bio-Organics Pvt. Ltd. has been dredging into portions of an estimated 45 lakh tonnes garbage in Autonagar, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad, dumped over a period of two decades to convert it into bio-compost. The entire garbage has been compacted to reduce fires, and foul smell was reduced after steps were taken to drain out the leachate.Compacted garbage is injected with air through perforated pipes and microbes with constant tossing and turning for a few days to convert it into the mineral rich compost. Eight unique blends are being manufactured to suit different soils and crops. Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (NFCL) has recently picked up a five per cent stake in this firm. The plant running with a capacity of 120-300 tones a day has no water connection and runs on generators. The firm recently started a plant at Pune and has plans to operate in 11 other cities. Naresh Kumar, MD of Bhavani Bio-Organics ventured into garbage management with support from persons like noted environment activist Almitra Patel and others.(this is an abstract of the article, ‘Bio mining' garbage for compost by
V.Geetanath
