Monday, August 16, 2010

Smokeless Village

Because of the increasing level of pollution, it has started to heat us the effects of Global Warming. Even after 50 years of Independence merely urban people are using clean fuel and rest of rural India is still dependant on wood and kerosene. Since in the villages the main stream of fuel is purely wood, which produces ample smoke, soot and ash. Besides to this it also produces Carbon Monoxides and Carbon dioxide. Because of Soot and smoke 52% female population in rural area is having deepest impact on breathing disease. There are efforts on international level to reduce the pollution level. On this background Central Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has decided to launch a special scheme by which the need of Rural India or villages can be met by producing their own clean and non pollutant fuel within the local area by using the available local Biomass and hence 100 pilot projects across India are proposed to demonstrate the available techniques with an integral effort.

Benefits of Project
Pilots projects in 100 cities across India.
1. Electricity of biogas is produced in the same village.
2. Efficient use of available biomass.
3. Total control on smoke and in house pollution.
4. Availability of Natural Manure.
5. Small scale industries in the village will enhance local employment.
6. Farmers or members of self help group (S.H.G.) so called Bachat Gat) can form an enterprise.

Aim of Project
By considering the available network of LPG distribution it is not possible to make available LPG on grass route level. And hence the available local biomass can be degraded in the biogas plant digester and appropriate quantity of biogas can be produced which can be distributed locally without effect on cost. The proposed option is the available local manure of cows and buffaloes, the agricultural residue and waste grains can produce biogas which can be supplied to number of households. The produced quantity of organic manure from the biogas plant will enhance the betterment of agricultural soil. The proposed quantity of biogas plant depending upon population may be 200, 400, 500 and 1000m3/day.

Application
These projects can be installed with the financial assistance from M.N.R.E. (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) for which 57 proposals have been invited by the Ministry. One of the reciepnt is Pune based Private Organization “Shashwat Oorja Private Limited”. The director of the organization Shri Deepak Kanhere has illustrated the information regarding this scheme.

These Companies or Entrepreneur will select any village with consent of local resident will prepare “Detailed Feasibility Project Report” will send to MNRE. This proposal will be scrutinized by the expert panelist of MNRE. After receiving the pre sanctioned letter for the proposed project. It required funds for that project will be received by company or villagers 20 % and 80 %. The project cost can met by having loan facility from local lead bank to raise the remaining 80 % loan amount. The elected projects will run on B.O.O. principals. (i.e. Build, Operate and Own) The Nodal agency of State IREDA and B.G.F.P. based B.D.T.C. centre will help to improve the output.

Investment and Subsidy
There will be direct credit of 50 % cost of the project to the concern beneficiary after successful implementation of the project for a minimum period of 1 year. The fund raising can be alone by using C.S.R.F (Corporate Social Responsibility Fund) of any multinational company in the respective area.

Regarding the above mentioned scheme Shri Deepak Kanhere said in early times banks were not ready to fund B.G. plants. But after the successful implementation of some projects even Co-operative banks are also ready to finance. Refilling the B.G. into cylinders which has technical constraint earlier, but after the successful research and development made by “Shashwat Oorja Private Limited” the department of explosives has permitted to do the same. Simultaneously SOPL has also developed an indigenous technology for separation of Methane and Carbon dioxide from Biogas.
Now this company is ready to guide the required the guidance for technology to interested persons in this field.