Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Chandrababu Naidu Praises Ongole’s Waste-to-Wealth Green Gold Initiative
Ongole city makes a lot of garbage every day.
Workers separate the garbage into different types.
A special microbial powder called Biowizard helps turn wet garbage into compost.
Compost is useful for improving soil.
The city sells this compost as GREEN GOLD.
It costs Rs 10 for one kilogram.
These sales bring the city corporation up to Rs 2.80 lakh each month.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu praised the project at a district collectors conference.
Ongole generates 125 metric tonnes of waste each day, according to the district administration.
The city collects and segregates wet, dry, hazardous and inert waste at its source.
Biowizard microbial technology converts wet waste into quality compost.
The compost is sold under the brand name GREEN GOLD for Rs 10 per kilogram.
The corporation earns Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 2.80 lakh monthly and has cleared 185,691 metric tonnes of legacy waste since June 2025.
- Who
- Ongole Municipal Corporation, presented by Prakasam District Collector P Raja Babu, received praise from Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- The corporation’s Waste to Wealth, Circular Economy project converts wet waste into branded compost called GREEN GOLD.
- When
- The project was praised at the 8th District Collectors Conference on Friday; legacy-waste clearance has continued since June 2025.
- Where
- The praise came at a conference in Vijayawada, while the waste-management project operates in Ongole.
- Why
- The project collects and segregates waste, processes wet waste into compost, generates revenue and clears legacy waste.
- Daily waste generated
- 125 metric tonnes in Ongole
- Waste composition
- 87.50 tonnes wet, 25 tonnes dry, 3.75 tonnes hazardous and 8.75 tonnes inert waste daily
- Processing technology
- Biowizard microbial technology
- Compost price
- GREEN GOLD is sold for Rs 10 per kilogram
- Monthly revenue
- Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 2.80 lakh
- Legacy waste cleared
- 185,691 metric tonnes since June 2025
- Certification
- Certified by the AP government laboratory in Nellore and Nikhil Analytical and Research Laboratory in Maharashtra