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Bioreactor
for Clean Coffee Effluents |
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Implementing
Agency: ASTRA, IISc, Bangalore
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Necessity to treat contamination of water sources
during the pulping season saw this project bring in
upgraded bio-reactors. Stakeholder support enabled
production and usage of methane gas for running
diesel engines including the pulpers themselves. We
have newer initiatives in running transport vehicles
on methane gas. Compost as a by-product has been
well received and we have the bio-reactor technology
now being adopted not only for treating coffee pulp
but also for converting the abundant leaf litter
profuse in the coffee estates in the non-pulping
season.
Objectives
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Reduce
coffee processing related water pollution of Kaveri and Tungabhadra
river systems and consequent threats to drinking water in the
down stream areas as well as rendering coffee pulping an environmentally
clean operation.
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Enable
and provide energy/manure/aesthetics/cost reduction and technology
variety as incentives to the coffee planter to adopt cleaner
production process and discharge safe/clean effluents. The project
will enable sustainable operation by creating of a pool of trained
manpower and potential employment for them in this region.
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Financial
Status (Amounts: Rupees in Lakhs)
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Project Cost |
INEP
Assistance |
Local Contribution |
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40 |
20 |
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