Edu Institution harvests benefits of biogas.

​Kakinada: Sri Prakash Educational Institutions at Tuni in East Godavari has been generating and utilising biogas for multiple purposes like cooking and lighting.

Thanks to the availability of 400 cattle comprising both buffalos and cows on the spacious 50-acre campus, biogas to the tune of 500 cubic metres per day is being generated which is being utilised for cooking and lighting purposes for 1200 hostel inmates.

Biogas is generated through six plants constructed on the premises of the institution. Both cattle dung and urine are connected to these biogas plants through a canal system.

After permutation the biogas generated is connected to the kitchen through a tube and utilised by stoves specially designed for the purpose.

As far as the lighting system is concerned, the biogas supplies are connected to a diesel unit which generates power to the tune of 200 units per day resulting in huge savings on the energy bill.

Besides, the institution also saves on an average, four 18.2 kilo LPG cylinders per day on cooking.

Apart from this, the slurry available after permutation of cattle dung is being used as an organic fertiliser for various agriculture purposes including farming, on the premises.

The excess slurry is also supplied to farmers who opt for organic farming.

Secretary and correspondent of Sri Prakash Institutions Ch VK Narasimha Rao said they have been utilising biogas for cooking and power generation for the last ten years at their Tuni and Payakarao Peta campuses.

“As we have more than 400 cattle, we also provide the necessary information to those who come to us for advice and assistance. “We also produce milk and milk products of good quality under the brand name Amruta,” he said.