Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, OP Dhankar on Wednesday directed the officers concerend to identify such industries where crop stubble could be utilised in the form of fuel.
The officers have also been directed to explore possibilities to promote industries engaged in pallet and briquettes on PPP mode as per the norms of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Dhankar and Transport Minister Krishan Panwar on Wednesday presided over a meeting with officers of various departments including Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Power, Haryana Pollution Control Board and Renewable Energy, here.
Durinng the meeting, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh likhi informed that as per the orders of National Green Tribunal, at least ten per cent of crop stubble in NCR area would be utilised in plants of NTPC. It is expected that about 65 lakh metric tonnes of paddy would be produced in Haryana next year and there would be equal quantity of crop stubble, said he.
Principal Secretary, Renewable Energy Department,. Ankur Gupta informed that about 1.75 lakh tonnes of waste including crop residue of paddy, mustard, cotton and sugarcane are processed in biomass power plants.
He said that HAREDA would produce energy out of about nine lakh tonnes residue.
At the meeting, Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam and Haryana Power Generation Corporation, Vineet Garg said that crop stubble could be utilised in 6, 7 and 8 number units of Panipat Thermal Power Plant, at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant, Yamunanagar and Khedar Themral Power Station at Hisar. For this necessary modifications have been made in the power plants, he added.
He also informed that a delegation of officers would visit the plants of NTPC at Dadri and Noida for study tour so that the work could be taken ahead regularly. The progress report would be submitted every month, he added.