Organic Waste Can Change Indian Economy

If India generates around 90,000 tons of organic waste per day, we can calculate the total generation of biogas and liquid fertilizer as follows:

Biogas generation:

We can generate 1 cubic meter of gas from every 5 kg of organic waste, so the total generation of biogas per day would be:

Total biogas generation = (90,000 x 1000) / 5 = 18,000,000 cubic meters per day

Liquid fertilizer generation:

We can generate 15 liters of liquid fertilizer from every 5 kg of organic waste, so the total generation of liquid fertilizer per day would be:

Total liquid fertilizer generation = (90,000×1000x 3 = 27,00,00,000 liters per day

Now, to calculate how much LPG cylinder can be replaced by the raw gas generated, we need to convert the total biogas generated to LPG equivalent.

2.55 cubic meter of raw biogas is equal to 1 kg of LPG, so the amount of LPG equivalent to the total biogas generated per day would be:

LPG equivalent = (18,000,000/ 2.55 =70,58,813  kg per day

Assuming a standard 14.2 kg LPG cylinder, the number of cylinders that can be replaced per day would be:

Number of cylinders = 70,58,813 / 14.2 = 4,97,100 cylinders per day

Therefore, the raw gas generated from the organic waste in India can replace approximately 4,97,100 LPG cylinders per day.

Regarding the liquid fertilizer, 36 liters is the recommended dose for 1 bigha of land for a year. Therefore, the amount of land that can be covered using the liquid fertilizer generated per day would be:

Land covered = (27,00,00,000 / 36) =75,00,000 bighas per day

Thus, approximately 75,00,000 bighas of land can be covered in organic farming using the liquid fertilizer generated from the organic waste generated in India per day