Gandhinagar educational campus replaces LPG with biogas under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
The Shrimati Manekba Vinay Vihar Educational Complex near Adalaj, Gandhinagar, cooks over 500 meals a day using two biogas plants of 90 cubic metres per day fed by dung from 222 cows, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said on 27 April 2026.
Summary
The Shrimati Manekba Vinay Vihar Educational Complex near Adalaj in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, run by the Vasumati Charitable Trust, has replaced LPG with biogas for all its cooking, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs highlighted on 27 April 2026 as an example under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0. The campus runs two biogas plants with a combined capacity of 90 cubic metres per day, using dung from 222 cows along with kitchen waste and farm residue, and prepares meals for over 500 people daily. The slurry left after gas generation is used as manure; the plants were set up under the Gujarat government's Institutional Biogas Plant Scheme.
Key facts
- Institution
- Shrimati Manekba Vinay Vihar Educational Complex, near Adalaj, Gandhinagar
- Plants
- Two biogas plants, 90 m³/day combined
- Feedstock
- Dung from 222 cows + kitchen waste + farm residue
- Output
- Cooking for 500+ people daily; no LPG
- Programmes
- SBM-Urban 2.0; Gujarat Institutional Biogas Plant Scheme
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The Gandhinagar educational campus highlighted under SBM-Urban 2.0 in April 2026 runs biogas plants with what combined capacity?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — 90 cubic metres per day
The campus operates two biogas plants with a combined capacity of 90 cubic metres per day; 222 is the number of cows and 500+ the daily meals.