Good response from farmers to compost
The Hindu
Nearly 25,000 tonnes of compost have been picked up so far in March
Compost generated at the waste processing units of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the city’s outskirts seem to have a lot of demand. Earlier in March, the civic body announced its decision to give away the compost free of cost to farmers. Since then, nearly 25,000 tonnes of compost have been picked up by farmers. The BBMP decided to give away compost free of cost primarily so that it could offload the nearly 70,000 tonnes of coarse compost lying in the waste processing units. The Technical Guidance Committee, appointed by the Karnataka High Court, had recommended the same several years ago.More Related News