Bengaluru, Oct 16: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that an agreement has been signed with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) to generate gas from wet waste in Bengaluru.
Speaking to reporters after signing and handing over of the agreement to GAIL, he said, “GAIL is setting up a Rs 123-crore unit to generate gas from wet waste. The state government has allotted the land already. This is the first of such initiatives in Bengaluru and we are ready to sign more agreements in this regard.”
“This would reduce the problem of waste in Bengaluru. I wish that the gas generation would start soon and it would be distributed to industries and hotels.”
Asked about Kiran Mazumdar Shaw posting about poor garbage management in Bengaluru, he said, “What are we doing with GAIL? We have done a lot for garbage disposal, but the Courts have put breaks on it. Now, we are given approval for 33 packages and we are also setting up waste disposal units.”
No BJP leader asked me to go to jail
Asked about BJP’s statement on going to jail, he said, “I have spoken about it including the reference to the specific official. No BJP leader has asked me to go to jail. There is no point in discussing it now, it is an old issue.”
Asked if the Cabinet discussed banning RSS, he said, “Law Minister H K Patil will respond to this.”
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