Everyday 300 kg of waste from the Akshaya Patra kitchen in Vasanthapura is helping to limit its usage of liquefied petroleum gas or what is commonly known as LPG. With an intention to opt for renewable sources of energy, Akshaya Patra has decided to install a Bio Oorja. Once fully operational, the bio gas plant is expected to produce about 40-50kgs of bio gas and will consume about 1000 kilograms of waste. Akshaya Patra has opted for a ‘Bio Oorja’ – a waste management technology that uses modified bio gas plant to produce bio gas to be used in Oorja stoves.

It is a step towards introducing and harnessing renewable energy in the kitchens and making the mid-day meal programme an eco-friendly one too.

Recently Akshaya Patra organized a Volunteer Meet for the participants who had registered online as volunteers. This meet was intended for the mutual introduction of the organization and the volunteers. While giving their brief introduction, the volunteers mentioned about what had motivated them to work for Akshaya Patra. Most of them were looking for an opportunity where they can use their time and skills for the benefit of the society specially children. Akshaya Patra’s cause of feeding the children for educating them impressed these participants a lot and made them to render their service as volunteers. They were from different backgrounds, professions and age groups having the zeal and enthusiasm to support Akshaya Patra’s cause of feeding the children in common.

A range of offline and online opportunities were explained to the volunteers in detail.  They also shared their interest and skills through which they would like to volunteer their service. During the discussion, they came up with different ideas to support Akshaya Patra’s cause. Volunteers were divided in different groups matching their interest and available opportunities.