According to police, Thoparapu Nadipi Bheemaiah (68) had set fire to paddy stubble in his fields and fell unconscious due to suffocation as the smoke spread over the area.
In its endeavor to convert waste to wealth, IICT had developed and patented a high rate biomethanation technology based on Anaerobic Gas lift Reactor (AGR) to generate methane rich biogas and nutrient rich biomanure.