MCD Set to Roll Out Biogas Plants in Dairy Colonies

Initiative part of larger plan to ensure management of organic waste

- ANUP VERMA @ New Delhi

In a bid to curb pollution in the Yamuna River, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is installing biogas plants in dairy colonies to process cattle dung and prevent it from entering the drainage system.

The first such plant, located at Nangli Dairy, will begin operations from August, with similar projects underway in Goyla and Ghoga dairies, officials said. Chairperson of the Standing Committee, Satya Sharma, said this initiative is part of a larger plan to ensure scientific management of organic waste, particularly from dairy clusters that have long been a source of pollution.