changeadminThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to establish Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants in Delhi to properly utilise cow dung.
India’s Home Minister, Mr Amit Shah, who was also present at the signing, said that the agreement signed today will serve as a model for making all major cities of the country clean.
He added that setting up CBG plants in Delhi will not only increase the income of livestock farmers but also improve cleanliness, generate Compressed Bio-Gas, and give a strong boost to organic farming.
Mr Amit Shah said that all citizens of the country want the Yamuna River to be clean, but this dream cannot be realised without stopping the discharge of filth and sewage into the river.
The Home Minister said that work has already started on approximately 80 treatment plants in Delhi to purify sewage and industrial waste.
He said that arrangements are being made to ensure that not even a small amount of cow dung enters the Yamuna River in the future.
He added that this will not be possible without proper disposal of the waste from 1.25 lakh cattle. Mr Shah said that by December 2028, we will ensure that not a single litre of dirty water enters the Yamuna River.
Mr Amit Shah said that the processing of cow dung will be completed at the Nangli, Ghoga-Goyla and Ghazipur waste disposal plants.
He said that this initiative is very important for ensuring cleanliness in all urban areas and for increasing the income of crores of livestock farmers across the country.
He further said that today’s agreement will be highly significant for all metropolitan cities across the country and, later, through cow dung processing, it will also be very beneficial for livestock farmers in rural areas throughout India.
He mentioned that the agreement includes a provision to pay livestock farmers ₹1 per kilogram of cow dung.
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