Gold jewelry worth Rs 63 lakh stolen from family traveling by train from Mumbai to Udupi
Manipal: A family that was traveling from Mumbai to Udupi to attend a wedding function recently lost 900 grams of gold jewelry worth Rs 63 lakh during the train journey.
Avinash, who is a resident of Mumbai, left for Udupi with his family by train on November 15. The family carried four suitcases with clothes and jewelry, but reportedly only zipped up the suitcases and did not lock them. On November 16, they got down at the Indrali Railway Station in the taluk and traveled to Manipura village near Katapady. The same evening, the family received a shock when they opened two bags, only to find that the gold jewelry weighing 900 grams and worth Rs 63 lakh kept in the bags was missing.
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They filed a complaint with Manipal Police, suspecting that the jewelry was stolen at a stretch between Panvel and Kankavali railway stations in Maharashtra.
Manipal Police, who registered a case based on the family’s complaint, are investigating. Police sources have said that, as the criminal act was committed in Maharashtra, the case might be handed over to the concerned police officers, for further investigation.
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BWSSB to extract biogas from sewage sludge
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is set to roll out a major biogas initiative to extract compressed biogas from sewage sludge, aiming to generate over Rs 120 crore in additional revenue over the next two decades.
The project approved by the state cabinet is expected to be the largest of its kind in the country, utilising about 550 MLD of sewage across five major sewage treatment plants, according to an official release.
"This brilliantly structured PPP model allows us to generate over Rs 120 crore in fresh revenue without investing a single rupee in capital or operations," BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said in the statement.
Under the project, raw biogas currently used for in-house power generation or flared will be upgraded to CBG meeting national standards for injection into the city gas distribution network or use as a clean transport fuel, the release said.
The initiative will be executed on a public-private partnership model, with the private concessionaire bearing the entire Rs 85 crore capital expenditure and operational costs, while BWSSB will provide land within treatment plant premises.
Describing it as a step towards energy security and the circular economy, officials said the project could serve as a national model for similar urban initiatives.
