She was a social worker for whom becoming an entrepreneur was a natural extension of that work. At 50 years of age, Nirmala Kandalgaonkar, from the small village of Mhalkoli in Maharashtra, founded Vivam Agrotech, now known as Vivam Solid Waste Management Pvt. Ltd, in 2001. The Company operates in the field of solid waste management by providing consultancy along with technology solutions such as vermicomposting, biogas and mechanical & bacterial composting, and power generation from biodegradable waste. #WorldEnvironmentDay