The Prime Minister lays the foundation stone for the Biogas based Electricity generation plant for the Milk Producers Cooperative Union Plant, Ramnagar, Varanasi on December 23, 2021.
- Biogas based Power Generation project at Varanasi Dairy plant will utilize about 100 MT to produce biogas in about 4000 cubic meter/day capacity biogas plant.
- The biogas in turn shall be utilized to produce electrical and thermal energy which shall meet the energy needs of the dairy plant.
- It will be a first of its kind project wherein energy needs of the dairy plant shall be met by cow dung.
- The farmers of Varanasi shall be able to earn not only from milk but also Rs.1.5 to Rs.2/kg from dung sale as per quality.
- The farmers would be given Rs.1/kg at the time of sale of dung and balance would be transferredto them as subsidyat thetime of procurement of organic fertilizer.
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