A leaf and garden-waste processing centre opened in Domlur, East Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
Set up at a cost of Rs 56 lakh, the unit will process the waste from Sharadamma Layout, Amarjyoti Layout and Domlur. It was inaugurated by Domlur corporator C R Lakshminarayan. Nonprofits Sasken Foundation and B.PAC were instrumental in setting it up.
Speaking on the occasion, Revathy Ashok, CEO, B.PAC, said: "This project aims to support the BBMP's efforts to set up decentralised leaf and garden waste-processing centres and reduce the air pollution caused by the burning of such waste."
The centre can generate a tonne of fertilisers that can be used in 22 parks in Domlur ward.
(Published 07 March 2018, 19:02 IST)
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