Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on January 27 the establishment of 100 new biogas plants in Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing the media ahead of the inaugural ceremony of a compressed biogas plant in Badaun, Puri said foundation stones will be laid for such biogas plants in eight other districts soon, and the process to identify sites for another 37 plants is on.
“Today, a new compressed biogas plant is going to be inaugurated in Badaun district, while foundation stones will be laid for these plants in eight other districts of UP. The process, including site selection for the establishment of 37 plants, has already been completed. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is providing significant support for this initiative,” said the Union minister.
“In the last seven years, under the leadership of CM Yogi, UP has moved out of the category of a Bimaru state and has done excellent work in every sector,” he added.