Uttar Pradesh: Bio-fuel plants in 7 diststo curb stubble burning
The state steering committee approved a budget of Rs 22.56 crore for setting up bio-fuel plants in seven districts — Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hapur and Muzaffarnagar — in the national capital region (NCR) for productive use of crop residue and treatment of other bio-degradable waste to address the issue of stubble burning and air pollution.
The steering committee headed by chief secretary RK Tiwari held a meeting on Thursday for consideration and approval of the projects as well as their implementation and monitoring under National Adoption Fund on Climate Change and decided to implement orders of the National Green Tribunal on Climate Resilience Building in Rural Areas Through Crop Residue Management in seven districts of NCR.
The committee sanctioned a budget of Rs 22.56 crore for setting up bio-fuel plants in Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hapur and Muzaffarnagar to prevent crop residue burning and treatment of other bio-degradable waste.
The meeting was held for administrative and financial approval for installation of bio-coal plants, bio-CNG plants, bio-manure plants and to discuss the project components and financing, said an official.
