India, April 10 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to set up a 300 tonnes-per-day (TPD) biogas plant at the Ghazipur dairy farm, officials said, adding that the proposal will be placed before the House later this month.

According to officials, the plant will be developed on around five acres of land. "The tender will be issued in the next few days," an official said. MCD oversees the 11 authorised dairy colonies in Delhi.

The biogas plant will be set up as part of the MCD's action plan for preventing dairy waste from reaching the Yamuna through the city's drains. Work on ten biogas plants, nine waste water treatment facilities, overhaul of drainage in dairy colonies along with development of sedimentation chambers w...