Mysore/Mysuru, June 21 -- An official agreement was signed on Thursday evening between Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to establish a Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plant at the Vidyaranyapuram Solid Waste Management Plant (Sewage Farm or Excel Plant).

The signing ceremony took place at the office of MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif. Among those present were Assistant Executive Engineer K.S. Mruthyunjaya and BPCL officials, including Executive Director of the Biofuel Division P. Anil Kumar, General Manager (CBG) R. Shashiprakash, DGM Sanjay Thakur, Karnataka State Head (Retail) Beerum Sukesh and Retail Mysuru Territory Manager Kanwaljyot Singh.

The proposed biogas facility will be set up on a 1...