The
power to KPTCL, has taken the first step towards that goal composting of
wet waste
It’s taken more than a decade but the waste-to-energy plant at Kannahalli has finally started working. The plant received 48.695 metric tonnes of wet waste brought by nine garbage compactors on Monday.
“The process of converting waste into compost has begun. Converting waste into energy will begin shortly at this plant,’’ said Randeep D, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP) Special Commissioner (Solid Waste Management).
This is significant as plants like these, will not only reduce the burden on the landfills which were incapable of receiving any more waste, but will also produce energy for the power authority. This will also result in savings for the BBMP in managing waste.
Karnataka tidings: Ramesh Jarkiholi and his sexcapades
With the Minister for Water Resources resigning, the Karnataka Government suffers a big setback.
By M A Siraj| Published: 4th March 2021 7:29 pm IST
The BJP Government in Karnataka suffered a severe blow with the resignation of Ramesh Jarkiholi, Minister for Water Resources in a day of fast-paced developments following the telecast of a widely viral video purportedly showing him getting intimate with an unidentified woman. The Minister was forced to resign from his post on Wednesday (March 3) regardless of his protestation of innocence. Ramesh, one among three brothers, all MLAs, was the one who played the key role in the defection of a bunch of Congress MLAs in August 2019 (leading to the fall of Congress-JDS coalition) belongs to a family of sugar barons from the Belgavi district. He represents the Gokak constituency. His brother Balachander Jarkiholi is also a BJP MLA, from Arabhavi. Another brother Satish Jarkiholi is
CAG report finds lapses in power sector PSUs in Karnataka
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AAA The Comptroller and Auditor General of India report, tabled in the Assembly on Wednesday, has found many lapses in the functioning of power sector PSUs in Karnataka. According to it, six PSUs incurred a loss of ₹2,928.68 crore in the year ending 2019.
The major PSUs that saw losses were Raichur Power Corporation Ltd. (₹1,251.3 crore), Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (₹992.06 crore), Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd. (₹209.35 crore), and Gulbarga Electric Supply Company Ltd. (₹472.63 crore). Five PSUs earned a profit, with the major contributors being Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (₹690 crore) and Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (₹212.14 crore).