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PUDUCHERRY GETS TWO

BIOGAS PLANTS

s part of the GOBARdhan initiative of improve the lives of village communities. The
SBM-G, the Puducherry UT now has initiative will provide economic and resource
Atwo 25 cum biogas plants to convert benefits to farmers and households.
food waste into biogas – one in Bahour
With the use of clean fuel, the initiative will
Commune Panchayat of Pondicherry District
significantly benefit rural people in general
and the other in Kottucherry Commune
and women in particular, and lead to improved
Panchayat of Karaikal District. Renewable
cleanliness in villages and improvement in
Energy Agency Puducherry (REAP) is the
health. It will also support biodegradable
implementing agency of both projects.
waste recovery and conversion of waste
The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of into resources, reduction of GHG emissions,
India launched the GOBARdhan initiative to reduction in import of crude oil, boost to
ensure cleanliness in villages by converting entrepreneurship, and promotion of organic
bio-waste including cattle waste, kitchen farming.
leftovers, crop residue and market waste to

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