PM inaugurates municipal solid waste based Gobar-Dhan plant in Indore

Gobar Dhan plants will be set up in villages that will help to generate extra income for farmers and also to deal with the problem of stray and unsupported cattle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) plant in Indore through video conferencing. Governor Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C Patel; Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr Virendra Kumar and Kaushal Kishore were present.

The Prime Minister stressed the importance of Gobar Dhan and said wet urban household waste and waste from cattle and farm is Gobar Dhan. He said that Gobardhan from waste, clean fuel from Gobar Dhan, energy from clean fuel is a life-affirming chain. The Prime Minister informed that in the coming two years, Gober Dhan Bio CNG plants will be established in 75 big municipal bodies.

“This campaign will go a long way in making Indian cities clean, pollution-free and in the direction of clean energy”, he said. The Prime Minister said that not only in cities, Gobar Dhan plants are being set up in villages also, getting extra income for the farmers. This will help in dealing with the problem of stray and unsupported cattle along with meeting India’s climate commitments, he said.

The Prime Minister mentioned an increase in ethanol blending in petrol which has risen from 1 per cent to around 8 per cent in the last seven to eight years. The supply of ethanol increased significantly during this period from 40 crore litres to 300 crore litres, helping sugar mills and farmers.

The Prime Minister also talked about a significant decision in the Budget. It has been decided that coal-based electricity plants will also use parali or stubble. “This will help alleviate farmers’ troubles and will also provide extra income for farmers from agri-waste”, he said.

Gobar Dhan plants will be set up