Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Potlapadu Workshop Trains Sanitation Workers in Vermicomposting
Officials held a training day in Potlapadu village to show local workers how to turn wet waste into compost.
The session took place at the village’s Solid Waste Processing Centre.
Participants learned to separate waste and collect organic materials.
They also practiced caring for compost beds.
The finished compost can be used as manure for farms.
MPDO Jyothi said officials would work to make this happen locally.
Officials also hope CLAP Mitras can earn extra money by selling the compost.
They encouraged workers to teach residents to separate their waste.
This can help villages stay clean and create income opportunities.
A one-day vermicomposting training and exposure visit was held Wednesday at the Solid Waste Processing Centre in Potlapadu village.
The programme aimed to teach Panchayat staff scientific ways to process and use wet waste.
Participants learned about waste segregation, collecting organic waste, maintaining vermicompost beds and producing manure.
MPDO Jyothi said officials would work to turn local wet waste into compost to support farmers.
Officials said compost sales could provide CLAP Mitras with additional income while helping keep villages clean.
- Who
- Panchayat staff, including MPDO Jyothi, Dy MPDO P Gopal, Panchayat officials, CLAP Mitras and Green Ambassadors.
- What
- A one-day training and exposure visit on preparing vermicompost from wet waste.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- The Solid Waste Processing Centre shed in Potlapadu village, Devanakonda mandal, Kurnool district.
- Why
- To build awareness of scientific wet-waste processing, improve village sanitation and create compost and income opportunities.
Waste-to-compost benefits
Implementation considerations
Local waste processing
Waste-to-compost benefits
Officials said scientific conversion of wet waste into compost can support farmers and help keep villages clean.
Implementation considerations
The report describes this as a planned effort and does not provide details about implementation or results.
Income for CLAP Mitras
Waste-to-compost benefits
Officials said selling compost could provide CLAP Mitras with additional income.
Implementation considerations
The article does not state that compost sales have begun or specify expected earnings.
- Event
- One-day training and exposure visit on vermicompost preparation
- Venue
- Solid Waste Processing Centre shed, Potlapadu village
- Administrative area
- Devanakonda mandal, Kurnool district
- Topics demonstrated
- Source segregation, organic-waste collection, vermicompost-bed maintenance and manure production
- Intended beneficiaries
- Farmers and CLAP Mitras
- Organizers
- Organized under directions from senior Panchayat Raj officials and the District Collector