Current context: Indian Railways has commissioned the country’s first governmental Waste to Energy Plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway.
a. Bhopal
b. Bhubaneswar
c. Varanasi
d. Hyderabad
- The Waste to Energy Plant has a capacity of 500 Kg of waste per day and has been constructed in three months.
- It is a patented technology called POLYCRACK, with the heterogeneous catalytic process which converts multiple feedstocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
- The Waste to Energy Plant is first-of-its-kind in Indian Railways and fourth in India.
- The process is a closed-loop system and does not emit any hazardous pollutants.
- The POLYCRACK technology has been awarded the Best innovation Gold Medal in 2007 by Lockheed Martin, Ministry of Science & Technology.
- Total plant installation cost: Rs 1.79 crore.
- Estimated income from the by-products : Rs 17.5 Lakhs per annum
- Capacity: 500kg/ Batch
Question:
Q.1 The Indian Railways has commissioned its first Waste to Energy Plant at ________________?a. Bhopal
b. Bhubaneswar
c. Varanasi
d. Hyderabad
