Ahmedabad civic body signs MoU with BARC for sewage plant

A Memorandum of Understanding was today signed between Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for establishment of a sewage sludge hygienisation plant in Ahmedabad.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre will provide technical and scientific support for setting up a 100-ton per day dry sewage sludge hygienisation Cobalt-60 Gamma Irradiation Plant in Ahmedabad, an official release said.
The plant will utilise advanced technology for hygienising sludge. Presently, the sludge is disposed in unoraganised manner resulting in environmental pollution and spread of diseases.
"If the sludge can be treated in effective and economic way to meet the prescribed norms, it can be recycled by safely applying it on land for various applications including agricultural.

High energy gamma radiation from Cobalt-60 can kill pathogens and reduce odour, thus making sludge safer for use or disposal," the statement said.