NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the central government has set an aim to convert mountains of garbage into green zones within three years.
PM Modi made the following announcement while integrating the “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore via video conferencing.
According to an official release from Prime Minister’s office, PM Modi, in his address, stressed the importance of Gobar Dhan and said wet urban household waste and waste from cattle and farm is Gobar Dhan. Gobardhan from waste, clean fuel from Gobar Dhan, energy from clean fuel is a life-affirming chain.
The Prime Minister informed that in the coming two years, Gober Dhan Bio CNG plants will be established in 75 big Municipal bodies. “This campaign will go a long way in making Indian cities clean, pollution-free and in the direction of clean energy”, he said.
“Not only in cities, Gobar Dhan plants are being set up in villages also, getting extra income for the farmers. This will help in dealing with the problem of stray and unsupported cattle along with meeting India’s climate commitments,” he said.
He also underlined the link between cleanliness and tourism and said that cleanliness leads to tourism and gives rise to a new economy. He cited interest in Indore’s success as a clean city as an example of this connection. He added “It is government’s effort to make as many of Indian cities water plus. This is being stressed in the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission.”
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