Establishment of Compost Production Unit of 100 TPD at Lalganj

Name of Project “Establishment of Compost Production Unit of 100 TPD at Lalganj” in Sophipur, Lalganj district Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh by M/s (i) IL&FS Ecosmart Limited and (ii) Organophos

Location of the Project (Village / District / State) Lalganj” in Sophipur, Lalganj district Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Brief Description of the Project The objective of the MSW Compost Plant is to avoid methane emissions from anaerobic decomposition of municipal solid waste (MSW) in a dump site through controlled aerobic decomposition in a windrow composting process. The aerated composting process will avoid methane emissions and will also result in compost as a product that can be utilized as organic fertilizer for agricultural purposes. The Lalganj Project will treat MSW from surrounding zones of Varanasi and on average it will divert approximately 36,500 tons of organic waste per year.

Estimate of GHG abatement in tCO2 eq. 208847

Host Country Approval Status Approved

Project Owner / Proponent IL&FS Ecosmart Suit # 276, 278 Hotel Samrat Kautilya Marg, New 110021 Contact Person: Mr. Mahesh Babu, C.E.O

Baseline Methodology Approved SSC methodology type III F – avoidance of methane production from biomass decay through composting, Version 5

Project Start date 23rd May, 2006

Project completion date 1st June, 2008