Narsapuram in West Godavari district has set up a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) for safe treatment of human waste and also generate biochar under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
The town, which is now implementing ODF Plus, has emerged as a model for others with many urban local bodies across the country seeking to replicate the initiatives, civic body sources said.
Biochar is a form of charcoal that is used for agricultural purposes.
Hyderabad-based Administrative Staff College of India and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supported this initiative that is based on 'Pyrolysis' technology.
Explaining the Pyrolysis technology, ASCI Director (Urban Governance) Prof Srinivas Chary said, "The septage is pasteurised to make the plant bio-safe even before the actual treatment process is carried out."
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