In a major move to prevent states farmers from burning stubble besides giving a push to the ex-situ management of stubble in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri, on Tuesday dedicated Indias largest Bio-Energy plant, constructed at a cost of Rs 230 crore over 20 acres of land.
The Chief Minister said it will contribute to an annual reduction of 1.50 lakh Metric Ton of pollutants and 20,000 MT of fly ash currently produced due to paddy straw burning. This unit will also give EMPLOYMENT to 1000 youth and affect more than 5,000 families, he said adding that the acreage of enriched from Biomanure will be 2,150 acres.
The CBG plant is a step in achieving objectives of the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme, which was launched by Government of India in October 2018 to establish an ecosystem for production of CBG from various waste or Biomass sources in the country.