Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for setting up Biomethenation Plant in Faridabad.
The plant will produce gas and compost from organic waste which will be used in cooking mid-day-meal and in parks.
The MoU with IOC was signed by the officials of Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, Indian Oil Corporation, Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), Ecogreen and Iskcon in the presence of Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel at Faridabad on Monday.
Speaking on this occasion, the Minister said that it is a unique initiative of the State Government and IOC towards making Faridabad a clean and smart city. The project, which will be set up by IOC at a cost of Rs three crore through Corporate Social Responsibility fund, would be completed by March 2019.
land for this project has been made available by HSVP. The Biomethenation Plant would be handed over to Municipal Corporation, Faridabad after three years, said he.