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Achievement/Outcome
 
Outputs
 
bullet 8 Bioreactors at Chikkamagalur, Hassan and Kodagu districts have been built and operated
bullet Water pollution due to coffee pulping has been reduced
bullet Water consumption has been reduced due to recycling
bullet Methane gas and compost are added outputs received
bullet Usage of chemical fertilizers has been reduced by using organic manure from the Bioreactor
bullet Masons have been trained to construct bioreactors
bullet Scope for techno development of bio-reactors for digesting Urban Solid Waste noticed and being explored
 
Achievement/Outcome
 
bullet Viability of running the facility established
bullet Livelihood and employment opportunities created
bullet Using bio reactors for anerobic digestion of coffee processing waste water into value added outputs such as bio gas and manure
bullet Minimising infiltration and ground water pollution through simple solution of bio reactors
bullet Upgraded technology used to treat urban solid waste
 
  Policy Influences attained
 
 
bullet TNPCB recommended treatment of effluents from the coffee processing treatment system recommended by IISc Bangalore with methane resources
bullet Bioreactor model of INEP project has been adopted by MNES., GoI in their village energy security programme.
bullet USW bioreactors under INEP is being adopted in 33 Nirmala Nagara towns all over Karnataka
 

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