SRINAGAR: J&K LAWDA installs DRDO invariant land based bio-digesters in Telbal area on Tuesday.
The initiative was kick started by Vice-Chairman LAWDA, Bashir Ahmad Bhat (IRS) and SE LAWDA, Vineet Kumar besides several officers from the engineering wing were present at the occasion.
In various meetings held by the Committee of Experts appointed by the Hon’ble High Court J&K it was decided as pilot project the J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Srinagar shall take up providing 100 number Bio-Digesters free of cost to the individual household in Telbal area which are not connected with the existing STPs.
In this regard, the experts from DRDO were invited to formulate a programme wherein they shall provide design of Bio-Digesters. After proper e-tendering the work has been allotted to one of the TOTs of DRDO.
All the 100 Bio-digesters have been delivered by the concerned agency and installation of these Bio-digesters has been started today on 29.06.2021.
The main purpose of these bio-digesters was to scientifically take care of the sewage generated from the households which otherwise was directly going into one of the main inflow channels of the Dal lake.

KR Desk