Waste to value': Father Muller ties up with Rotary Club to launch biogas plant

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March 29, 2012

Mangalore, March 29: The Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Kankanady, in association with Rotary Club of Mangalore launched on Thursday a Biogas Plant, which is capable of generating gas from wet garbage on their premises.

The plant has been set up at a cost of Rs 5 lakhs and can produce 14 Kgs of biogas from 300 Kgs of garbage will produce about 14 Kgs of biogas.

The aim is to convert the wet organic garbage generated in the campus to combustible methane gas. This is a pilot project undertaken to showcase the latest technology available to convert 'waste to value' and provide an alternate use other than to compost such waste. The technology has been provided by a company from Pune called Mail Hem Engineers Pvt Ltd, who are market leaders in providing solutions for solid waste management system. The basic concept of the design is based on a process known as Upward Anaerobic Sludge Blanket developed by Dr Lattingah in Netherlands.

The plant will consume around Rs 60 worth of electricity each day and will require about 200 litres of water to flush the garbage into the digester. One person is required to sort and load. This works out to be Rs 4000/ month. It is evident that this process is economically viable and has high commercial value paying back the entire investment in just 19 months.

Dr N S Channappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner D K District, launched the new plant. Chief Executive Officer of D K Zilla Panchayath Dr K N Vijayprakash, , Dr Harish Kumar , Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation, Fr Patrick Rodrigues, director Fr Muller Charitable Institutions and Richard Coelho, administrator- Fr Muller Charitable Institutions were present on the occasion.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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