Dr. Lokendra Singh inaugurates bacteria generation plant

KK Nag Pvt Ltd., the leading supplier of customized foam products in EPS, EPP and a leading player in rotationally molded products celebrated the official opening of its state of the art manufacturing facility for manufacturing of Anaerobic Microbial Inoculum (AMI) for use in Bio-Digester Toilets at URSE, Pune.

The company has also developed Bio-Tanks in Rotationally Moulded LLDPE material and is offering a range of Toilet Super-structures as well.

Established in Pune in 1965 by the Late KK Nag and the Late Surabhi Nag, the company has a rich history of innovation and of pioneering new products/processes in India and was the first company to develop and introduce Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) in India.

The company has a pan India foot print with operations in Pune, Chennai, Pondicherry and Bangalore and has leading corporate in India as its customers.

In 2015 KK Nag Pvt. Ltd signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India for manufacture of Bio-Digester Toilets. In line with this the Bacteria Generation Plant for manufacture of Inoculum, which is the heart of the Bio-Digester Toilet System was officially inaugurated by Dr Lokendra Singh, Director DRDE - Gwalior, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India on April Eight 2016.

Dr Lokendra Singh has done pioneering work in the field of anaerobic digestion and is credited with the development and invention of the Bio-Toilet system. The ceremony was attended by numerous dignitaries, Dr. Dev Vrat Kamboj from DRDE Gwalior, Dr. Vijay Veer Retd. Director DRL Tezpur, Swati Sahai and Col. K. V. Kuber of FICCI and Dr. Hemant Sonawane of Indian Railways.

To ensure the success of the Bio-Toilet system, the company has also set up a full-fledged microbiological laboratory having the latest analytical equipment to ensure that only the best quality of Inoculum is supplied to the market.

The planned plant capacity is 2.20 Million Litres of Inoculum per year with the first phase being inaugurated which has an installed capacity of 0.72 million litres. Apart from this the company has also developed a range of Bio-Tanks and Toilet Superstructures and is poised to manufacture 100,000 toilets per year.

Speaking at this occasion Dr. Lokendra Singh impressed upon the need to preserve our environment and improve the quality of human life, for which Bio-Toilets will play a major role and help in meeting the target of making India Open Defecation Free (ODF)before 02 October 2019, the target set by Narendra Modi.