Mumbai’s Ganesh Festival Food Waste to Power City Hospitals
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: During the 2024 Ganeshotsav, the BMC and the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal will divert about 80 metric tonnes of prasad waste to municipal hospitals. The waste will be processed at biomethanation plants, producing renewable electricity that will supply power to hospital facilities. The project, part of the BMC’s “Prasad to Energy” initiative, aims to reduce waste and provide clean energy for public health services. QUOTE: "Faith meets sustainability: Lalbaugcha Raja 'prasad' waste to power Mumbai's civic hospitals." — Deccan Herald
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Who is covering this story
- Center (2): Deccan Herald, Free Press Journal
Sources
- Faith meets sustainability: Lalbaugcha Raja 'prasad' waste to power Mumbai's civic hospitals — Deccan Herald (center)
- BMC, Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal To Convert Ganeshotsav Food Waste Into Renewable Electricity For Hospitals — Free Press Journal (center)
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