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JAMMU AND KASHMIR’S
DIRECTORATE OF RURAL
SANITATION SETS UP
GOBARDHAN PROJECTS FOR
RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER
he Directorate of Rural Sanitation, GOBARdhan is a flagship programme being
UT of Jammu and Kashmir, is in the implemented under SBM-G to harness
Tprocess of setting up two GOBARdhan bio-energy from cattle and organic waste
plants in Jeora village of Suchetgarh Block with view to generating income and
that will cater to the rural communities, positively impacting village cleanliness.
helping them curb the burning of wood and The main focus of GOBARdhan is to keep
preventing air pollution. The initiative will villages clean, increase the income of rural
also help create high-value organic manure households, and generate energy and
for use in their farming. organic manure from cattle waste.
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