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Nadep Composting English

NADEP composting is a method for decomposing biomass, soil, and animal waste into organic compost using a specially constructed aerated tank. The process involves layering biomass, cowdung slurry, and dry soil, followed by regular watering and precautions against leaching. After 100 to 200 days, the compost can be harvested, yielding approximately 700 Kg from the specified tank size.

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Nadep Composting English

NADEP composting is a method for decomposing biomass, soil, and animal waste into organic compost using a specially constructed aerated tank. The process involves layering biomass, cowdung slurry, and dry soil, followed by regular watering and precautions against leaching. After 100 to 200 days, the compost can be harvested, yielding approximately 700 Kg from the specified tank size.

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NADEP COMPOSTING

NADEP composting is a natural process by which biomass wastes,


soil wastes and animal wastes are biologically degraded and
decomposed into an organic - compost
1. Materials Required
(1) Construction of a 6 ft x 3ft x 4ft aerated tank made of locally
available materials like splitted bamboo or bamboo post or
wooden post or plank
(2) About 1500 Kg of agricultural wastes/ dried plant residues
(3) About 100 Kg cowdung or slurry until harvesting
(4) About 1700 Kg fine dry soil mass
(5) About 1500 litres of water till harvesting
2. Process
(1) Collection of locally available materials for construction of
aerated tank
(2) Collection of biomass like cowdung, cowdung slurry, soil mass
(3) Dry the plant residues, soil-mass
(4) The 1st layer of 15 cms thickness is to be filled with biomass
wastes and filled with cowdung slurry and followed with dried
soil-mass. This sequence of layering is to be repeated till the
tank is more than full
(5) One sequence of three layers must be completed in one go
(6) Repeat (4) above till the take is more than full on
(7) The top layer is to be plastered with cowdung
3. After Care
(1) Water should be regularly sprinkled (depending upon the
season)
4. Precautions
(1) The area in which the tank is constructed should be compact

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½ Mile, Upper Shillong - 793009, Meghalaya
Phone No. : 0364 – 2561530
(2) The ground of the tank is to be plastered with mud and dung
to present leaching
(3) As soon as cracks develop, filled up with dung slurry.
(4) After completion of a sequence of 3 layers @ 15 cm per layer,
the filling of the last sequence of remaining layers should
be done after observation of the settlement of the 3 earlier
layers
(5) Make a roofing structure with locally available materials to
protect from rain and direct sunlight
5. Harvesting
(1) Harvesting will be done after decomposition which may
take 100 to 200 days without organic solution to hasten the
decomposition
(2) The compost is then ran through a sieve and store in a cool
place in gunny bag or locally available material so as to
prevent loss of moisture, etc
(3) A tank size of (6 x 3 x 4) ft with a capacity of 1500 Kg agricultural
wastes, 100 Kg cowdung, 1700 Kg fine dry soil-mass and 1500
litres water may yield 700 Kg NADEP compost in about 100 –
200 days

Mixing of cowdung slurry Chopping of dry biomass Construction of aerated tank

1st Layer: Fill with 6 “of biomass 2nd Layer: Pour with cowdung slurry 3rd Layer: Stacking with top soil

BIO-RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE


½ Mile, Upper Shillong - 793009, Meghalaya
Phone No. : 0364 – 2561530

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