A biogas plant with a capacity of 200 cubic metre, that utilises around 5,000-kilogram cow dung per day, has been commissioned at Akauni village of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.
Under the guidance of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), this biogas plant has been set up by Nand Sadan Gaushala - run by a progressive dairy farmer Nagendra Singh under the aegis of SAAF Energy Private Limited.
The project is providing round-the-clock supply of biogas across 120 households in the village which can be used as cooking gas.
The project was inaugurated by Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the presence of NDDB Chairman, Meenesh Shah on Wednesday. Besides this, to encourage the use of slurry-based organic manure among the farmers, NDDB-trademarked 'Sudhan' organic manure will also be distributed among farmers.
NDDB helped SAAF Energy to design the project, selecting the appropriate Gaushala as well as setting up a system for dung collection.