India, Nov. 12 -- Unfortunately, one of the most prominent features of our urban landscape is overfilled landfills and garbage strewn everywhere. Every single day Indian cities produce 1.6 - 1.7 lakh tonnes of waste of which only half is processed. Treating just 50 per cent of this organic fraction through decentralised biogas plants could produce more than 15 million tonnes of CBG annually. Yet cities still rely on open dumping and low-grade composting.

The volume of waste is going to dramatically rise in the coming years with growing urbanisation. It is estimated that India may need over 60,000ha of new landfill space which itself is going to be almost impossible to find. Meanwhile, this continues to emit deadly methane which is more t...