Raipur. On the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, bio-CNG plants will be set up in all the urban bodies of Chhattisgarh for processing bio waste and agricultural waste. Land has been identified in eight bodies including Raipur, Bhilai. BPCL and Gayle will set up 800 crore plants at these places.
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It is noteworthy that in the cabinet meeting held on 17 April 2025 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, it was decided to allot land to public undertakings for bio-CNG plants at a concessional rate of Rs 1 per sqm. After the decision of the cabinet, instructions have been issued by the Urban Administration Department regarding the allocation of land to all the collectors.
BPCL and Gayle Company will be given 10 acres of land in one rupee sqm on a lease of 25 years. Bio waste cum agricultural waste will be processed in these plants.
About 46 per cent of the CNG used in India is currently imported and the government aims to reduce this dependence through the production and consumption of bio-CNG. Bio CNG, also called Bio Compressed Natural Gas.
It is mainly used as fuel and domestic energy of vehicles. Also, it can be used to fuel CNG vehicles, for cooking and heating as an alternative to LPG, for power generation, heating and other procedures in some industries.
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy estimates that the capacity of bio-CNG production in India is around 70 million metric tonnes. Its production is in line with the demand of the market, which is financially completely practical.
What is biosiNG?
BiosynG is produced by breaking biogas and industrial mud into biogas and digestat. This process occurs in a sealed, oxygen -free tank, which is also called anaerobic digester. Then biogas is processed, from which 95 percent pure methane gas is obtained. This process provides high quality concentrated liquid fertilizer.
Tender process will start within a month
According to the Urban Administration Department, land has been identified at eight places of the state. The tender process will be started soon for this. Work will be started after finalizing its tender within a month. After this, the process of construction will be started.
