Green Temple Initiative at Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore

Budget : 26.8 Lakhs

Innovation Type (Process/ Product): Process

About the Project:

Exnora Green Pammal (EGP), a non-government organization along with ITC Limited started with the Green Temple initiative. The Green Temple initiative is a closed loop waste management model to process temple waste into usable products such as biogas and compost that can be consumed within the temple premises. In 2016-17, the first Green Temple programme was launched in Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore. The baseline assessment of the temple waste highlighted the presence of a cowshed generating 400 kg of cow dung daily, besides biodegradable waste (flowers, leaves, sweets, coconuts, garlands, millets etc.) generated as part of offerings by devotees amounting to 100 kg/day. The temple also has a kitchen and canteen where food is cooked and served to devotees daily. Under the initiative, two biogas plants each with a capacity to generate 6 cubic metres of biogas per day was installed along with its accessory like Gas balloon chamber, pipe line to kitchen, complete set of booster to regulate gas flow, flame arrester, moisture trap and fire extinguisher. Additionally, a bio-composter, with a capacity of 250 Kg/day, was installed adjacent to the temple wall to process other organic wastes like flowers, fruits, kitchen waste and dry leaves. The slurry from the biogas unit is mixed with the organic waste collected from the temple for composting. The compost generated is used as organic fertilizer for plants in the temple garden. Surplus compost is sold to devotees and the general public through the temple committee/association, thereby generating revenue.

Sector : Solid Waste Management

Pilot City : Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ownership : Chennai City Municipal Corporation

Know More : http://www. chennaicorporation.gov.in/index.htm

Connect : 25619501/502

Solutions

Best Practices

Solid Waste Management Practices in Urban India

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