Skip To Main Content
Screen Reader Access
You are here
Features Of The Projects
- All households shall be provided electricity to operate: Four (4) CFL light bulbs of 15 Watt each.
- One (1) Fan of 70 Watts.
- One Power Socket to charge Mobile Phones etc of 10 Watt.
- Additionally, provision to power three (3) pump sets, the local church & lower primary school is included.
- The supply shall be for 8 hours in a day, 2 in the morning & 6 at evening.
- Cooking fuel used in the both the villages is 100% fire wood (7-10 kg/day/family).It is proposed to replace it by Biogas (Gobar gas), produced using the manure/refuse from the cattle owned by the villagers. Each household of Banderkona owns, on an average, 2-3 cattle heads (Cows & Pigs). Family type biogas plants of 1-4 cu.m capacity is proposed to be installed at each house.
- Operation and Maintenance of the projects.
- After the plant and system is tested commissioned and the trial period is over, the operation and maintenance for 5 years period will be the responsibility of the contractor who has supplied, erected tested and commissioned the plant and the system. The contractor may not use 100% of his own staff and may require certain number of additional persons for managing O&M under the guidance of his limited staff. The Village Energy Committee (VEC) may arrange for the same from amongst the people of the village, depending on the age, physical so mental health, willingness and the educational qualifications.
- The maintenance staff shall undergo O&M technician course at a designated training centre to be identified by the State Noda Agency. MNRE provide a grant of Rs. 2 Lakhs per course.
- Revenue for this project shall come as tariff from each household. Currently they are paying for kerosene every month and that amount can be paid to the VEC as tariff. Moreover this biomass plant generate around 7-10% of woods used as fuel for Gasifier as high quality charcoal. Charcoal produced can be sold in the neighbouring market and can act as a revenue source for VEC. Revenue collected shall be used for buying wood for Gasifier and also payment of salary for the staff.
Back To Previous Page | Page last updated: 01-02-2018
Notice Board
Sign-Up Form
-
Copyright © 2017 - All Rights Reserved - Official website of Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, Government of Meghalaya, India
Note: Content on this website is published and managed by Meghalaya Basin Development Authority
For any query regarding this website, please contact the Web Information Manager Wankit K. Swer (Sr. Manager)
E-mail ID- knowledge[dot]mbda[at]gov[dot]in
Last updated: 09-Apr-2026 5:57 pm
