Jaipur : Compressed biogas (CBG), an economical substitute for petrol and diesel based on cow dung, will soon be made available in here.
The Rajasthan Goseva Sangh (Rajasthan cow care centre) has installed the states first CBG bottling plant in its premises in Jaipur. Developed on the lines of compressed natural gas (CNG), CBG is made with the help of cow dung and could be used as a cheap fuel substitute for vehicles.
The Rs.1.2 million ($26,000) bottling plant is expected to be inaugurated within the next few weeks.
The plant is an experiment by the union government to provide a cheap substitute for petrol and diesel, said Dhirendra Bhandari, director of the Rajasthan Goseva Sangh, adding that it was the first biogas bottling plant in the state and the fourth in the country after Rajkot, Gorakhpur and Kanpur.
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