This presentation was delivered at the National Conference on Botany and Agriculture and is aimed to draw the attention of the audience towards the growing problem of agri. waste management in India.
36. • Is it possible to generate energy from purely
agricultural waste at a commercial scale?
• Can Question No. 1 be answered in a way
that the answer itself does not generate
another residue to be taken care of.
37. • Can we employ a Commercially Viable
Technology to fasten up the decomposition
of the Agri. Waste without the use of
chemicals that has anything to do with
disturbing the soil and the flora and fauna
associated with it.
43. • Combined heat and power (CHP) systems –
ranging from small-scale technology to
large grid-connected facilities – Give higher
efficiency
44. • Development of efficient biomass handling
technology (Collection & Storage)
• Improvement of agro-forestry systems
• Establishment of small and Large-scale
biomass-based power plants
255.4 Million Metric Tonnes – Agri. Production for 2012-2013 by ministry of agriculture
Officials of Hyderabad’s municipal corporation have been conducting interviews with locals for about eight years now for a new landfill site, to no avail.
Impromptu piecemeal responses to waste management issues observed in India