Rupesh Chopdekar's home biogas plant has a capacity of 2 cubic metres and costs Rs 65,000, with a subsidy covering nearly half the cost. The plant can process about 5 kg of kitchen waste daily, generating up to two hours of cooking gas.
The Sukhet project is the brainchild of Dr Ramesh Chandra Srivastava, vice-chancellor RPAU, a vermicompost evangelist who is on a mission to popularise it in the state of Bihar.
The waste management solution provided by Shruti Ahuja is helping bulk waste generators across India lower their carbon footprints and save on gas bills!