bhubaneswar the bhubaneswar municipal corporation bmc has started home delivery of organic compost it generates out of the wet waste collected from households in the citythe civic body has issued a mobile number 7815042331 and has asked people to prebook their order and get the delivery free at their doorstep the civic body is selling the compost under the brand name mo khatathe wet waste collected from households has been converted into compost which acts as the manure for plants it is very healthy for the plants as well we have started home delivery and the response is quite encouraging so far bmc mayor sulochana das saidearlier the civic body had restricted the sale of compost to bulk importers but in the latest move it has started targeting the households several houses have their own kitchen gardens and roof top gardens for which they need manure das saidshe said that considering the need and demand of the market the civic body has decided to sell compost to individual households we hope to generate good revenue from it which can be ultimately utilised for the benefit of the people the mayor addedit must be noted that the city generates more than 500 tonnes of municipal solid waste every day out of which about 100 tonnes is horticulture waste or green garbage the civic body has been converting green garbage into compost since 2021besides selling compost through home delivery the bmc has an exclusive outlet for its sale in the city the civic body has also tied up with different ecommerce sites to sell the compostit is a winwin situation for the government we segregate the waste and generate compost out of wet waste the segregation practice has been intensified recently and we hope to get more separated wet waste to generate compost a civic body official said