Mangaluru: DK crosses 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths, nears 10k-mark of total cases
Mangaluru: Five more people died in Dakshina Kannada on Friday of COVID-19 while the district also reported 202 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. With the five new deaths, Dakshina Kannada breached the 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths. The total number of fatalities in the district due to the virus stands at 301.
With 202 new cases, the total number of cases reported in the district has neared the 10,000-mark and the total number of cases reported so far stands at 9,914.
Among the 202 patients who tested positive for the deadly virus on Friday 139 belonged to Mangaluru Taluk, 35 from Bantwal, 11 from Puttur, 3 from Sullia, 4 from Belthangady. 10 other patients were from other districts.
64 people also recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. With 7,193 recoveries and 301 deaths, the district has 2,420 active cases.
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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.
