Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the “Waste to Value” project under the ‘Suthra (Clean) Punjab Program’, marking a major step forward in converting waste into economic and environmental assets.Chairing a meeting here on Monday, the CM said, “For the first time in history, a successful experiment of producing biogas from biodegradable animal waste has been conducted at Lakhodair.” She directed the authorities concerned to immediately scale up the project across the province.During the briefing, officials informed the chief minister that 20,000 to 25,000 kilograms of biogas can be produced from 1,000 metric tons of waste, generating revenue of Rs 6 to 7 million from sacrificial animal waste. They added that rehabilitation of the Lakhodair disposal site would yield 275,000 tons of carbon credits annually, bringing in $4.2 million in income. The CM was also informed that a pilot biogas plant launched in Lahore at a minimal cost had proven successful. A 50 MW waste-to-energy plant is now planned, which will convert 3,000 tons of solid waste into electricity daily.
