BBC World Challenge - Vote and Support

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Hand in Hand's waste-to-energy project at Mamallapuram has been
chosen
by BBC's Down to Business World Challenge Series for promoting
sustainable livelihoods and enterprise
creationacross the world. The project chosen from 640 nominations
across the world isamong the final 12 shortlisted for
the award and is the only one from India,for promoting green
initiatives and working with impoverished
communities.

With the objective of achieving sustainable development through
environment friendly technologies and practices, Hand in Hand in
association with the Mamallapuram Town Panchayat has installed a 100
cu.m bio-methanation plant to efficiently manage bio-degradablewaste,
especially food waste, generated by the hotels in Mamallapuram.

http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/finalists/1/Trash_To_Gas

A 10 minute video of the project will be telecasted in the BBC world
news television in the following dates:

o 29.10.2011 : 7.00 am; 2.00 pm
o 30.10.2011 : 3.00 am; 8.00 pm