A central focus of the partnership is capturing and processing the waste generated by approximately 1.25 lakh cattle housed across dairy colonies and gaushalas (cow shelters) throughout Delhi. The new infrastructure will channel collected dung directly to specialized processing facilities located in Nangli, Ghoga-Goyla, and Ghazipur. To encourage active community participation and support rural livelihoods, the agreement establishes a direct financial incentive, paying local livestock farmers ₹1 per kilogram of cow dung supplied to the municipal collection centers.

The biological process converts agricultural and dairy waste into compressed biogas in the absence of oxygen, yielding a highly purified and compressed end-product. This biogas will serve as a direct, eco-friendly alternative to compressed natural gas (CNG) for urban transport networks. Additionally, the nutrient-rich leftover slurry and solid digestate generated during the process will be converted into high-grade organic fertilizers, providing local farmers with a sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers and boosting organic farming initiatives.

This waste-to-energy master plan is designed to play a vital role in meeting the central government’s ambitious deadline to halt all untreated wastewater discharges into the Yamuna. During the signing ceremony, Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the government aims to ensure that not a single liter of dirty water enters the Yamuna River by December 2028. To complement the dairy waste diversion, municipal authorities have already initiated construction and upgrades on approximately 80 wastewater and sewage treatment plants across Delhi.