Khader to get ministerial berth
Bengaluru, June 5: Amidst curiosity on sharing of portfolios in view of the cabinet expansion, it is said that Mangaluru MLA UT Khader would get the berth in the JDS-Congress coalition government.
After the formation of the government, cabinet expansion has created lot of curiosity. Meanwhile, media reports said that majority of the senior leaders who were the ministers in the erstwhile Congress government would not get chance this time. It was also said that getting a ministerial berth in the coalition government is not an easy task for Khader.
But in recent developments, the Congress sources are confirming that Khader would get the portfolio this time as he is the only MLA elected on Congress ticket in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts.
When he was the Health and Food and Civil Supplies Minister, he had introduced various programmes to benefit the people. Considering all these aspects, the Congress high command has decided to give him the minister post, sources said.
Though it was not yet confirmed about the portfolio, it is certain that he would get an important portfolio, the sources said.
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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.
