In a green initiative, the historic Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple is all set to harness the renewable energy source by using cow dung for electricity generation.
Work on the 24 kilowatt (30KVA) cattle dung-based biogas plant has begun on the premises of the temple’s “goshala” at Thippapuram, abutting the Government area hospital within the Vemulawada municipal limits.
The biogas plant is being installed at an estimated cost of ₹31.50 lakh funded by the Vemulawada Temple Development Authority (VTDA), sources said.
