Carbon negative,
by design.
The facility doesn't offset its footprint — its entire business model is the removal. Here is what one circle around Harda changes.
carbon removed for every tonne the facility emits
reduction in a farmer's chemical fertilizer need
tonnes of purchased residue returned to the fire
What changes when residue stops burning.
Income where there was liability
Residue used to cost farmers time, labour and penalties to dispose of. Now it earns them a payment at the farm gate — and the compost that comes back improves next season's yield.
Air that stays clear at harvest
Every tonne we collect is a tonne that never burns in the open. Less smoke over Harda means fewer respiratory episodes in the exact weeks families spend outdoors bringing in the crop.
Soil that gets richer, not poorer
Vermicompost, organic manure and microbial bio-fertilizer return carbon and life to the soil, reversing the depletion that decades of burning and heavy chemical use have caused.
Coal displaced next door
Each pellet fired at NTPC Selda directly replaces coal in the same boiler. The distance from our gate to theirs is walkable, so transport emissions stay near zero.
A farmer is paid for what used to burn, a power plant burns less coal, and the same field grows more the next season.