Pakistan, July 29 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the "Waste to Value" project under the 'Suthra (Clean) Punjab Program', marking a major step forward in converting waste into economic and environmental assets.

Chairing a meeting here on Momday, the CM said, "For the first time in history, a successful experiment of producing biogas from biodegradable animal waste has been conducted at Lakhodair." She directed the authorities concerned to immediately scale up the project across the province.

During the briefing, officials informed the chief minister that 20,000 to 25,000 kilograms of biogas can be produced from 1,000 metric tons of waste, generating revenue of Rs 6 to 7 million from sacrificial animal waste. Th...