Biogas target set

The government has allocated Rs.142.00 Crore for the Biogas Programme and set a target of 100,000 plants for fiscal 2016-17, said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines.

Technical assistance for setting up of such biogas plants is also available from the Biogas Development and Training Centres (BDTCs) located in IITs/Universities across the country and also from the State Nodal Agencies (SNAs)/Departments and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

Speaking in parliament on August 1, 2016, he said biogas is used for cooking and lighting.

It also replaces use of fuel wood, avoid cutting of trees thereby reducing pressure on forests.

Overall, biogas plants help in reducing emission of Green House Gases, he pointed out. fii-news.com