Having understood the importance of bio -gas, its uses, its potential, we have launched an organization called CHETANA

RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY to propagate the production and full use of bio-gas in rural areas of Karnataka. Our organization was already in the field of Bio -diesel development and production for the last five years. The Bio -fuel was developed in coordination with Samagra Vikasa, the well known organization which is engaged in production and R & D activities as also in promoting awareness of other alternative energy sources in the state of Karnataka. Our society has successfully demonstrated our ability to produce bio-diesel for use in Motor vehicles in the presence of 150 delegates from Maharastra, Officers of SSI, NOIDA. Our performance and case history has been selected for reference of further studies in a seminar organized by Ministry of petroleum for development of alternative sources of production of bio -diesel. Our endeavor in the field of bio -technology has been appreciated and encouraged for further development in the field and bio -gas is one such field. The sole objective is to establish a bio -gas plant and to encourage the rural farmers to utilizing the natural waste and to produce bio -gas for self-sufficiency in power requirement. We believe that this effect will go a long way in solving the energy requirement and added advantage of waste disposal, producing organic manure out of the residuals and thereby ensure a green environment which is the buzz of the day.

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Our method of producing bio -gas is shown as under: STAGE 1 : Bio-waste collection - Municipal Waste, Agro-waste,Fruits and Vegetables waste, hotel and dairy rejects etc. STAGE 2 : Bio-gas Production : Process of manufacturing of concentrated raw slurry - fed into digesters of 250m 3 - process of purification using - compressor - water scrubber - 3 stage compressor of bio-gas, ready to be use as fuel - bottling of the project. STAGE 3 : The bio-waste collected by us and processed as raw slurry is transferred to Digesters of 100m 3 set up by semi-educated interested village population. After due process of slurry, the raw bio -gas is collected in tankers for transportation to the centralized plant for purification. STAGE 4 : The centralized plant produces pure bio -gas of high methane content out of the raw gas collected from each of the digesters. USES OF BIO-GAS: The pure bio -gas is useful as:

y Fuel for motor vehicles as alternate to petroleum products y Can be used as cooking gas for house -holds

y Can be used as alternate power-generation to lift water for farming purpose,

house-hold, street lighting.

y Residuals can be used as high quality bio -mature.

WASTE MANAGEMENT: At village level, Taluka and Distric levels, the waste management is effectively carried out by optimum utilization of bio -waste for producing bio-gas. In addition, the spending by local self governments is drastically cut down by using the Bio-waste for producing bio-gas and thereby contribute for better environment. INCOME & EMPLOYMENT GENERATION: By introducing the digesters at individual households, ample employment is generated for villagers, income by way of sale of bio-gas, sale of residuals etc.