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Who
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| Govt. of Chhatishgarh
as regards to policies and implementation of biofuel programme
in an integrated manner as under: |
| 1. During this
raining season about 5 Core Jatropha s sampling have been distributed
to farmers for planting the same on their fallon lands as also
planting by various agencies/departments. |
For the current year,
programme for raising & gore Jatropha sapling was taken
up on farms/nurseries of various Govt. agencies such as forest,
Agriculture, CREDA.
Next year's programme for raising Jatropha saplings and their
plantation on fallow land belonging to farmers is 16 crores
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i) 95 farmers training have been organized at various places
for training them in Jatropha Cultivation about 1000 farmers
have been trained.
ii) 156 programmes in 6 districts have so far been organized
through Lok Kala Jatha ( Local Artist Troups) for sensitizing
farmers in local Chattisgarhi language regarding various economic
and social benefits of Jatropha.
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CBDA has set up 1KL per day biodiesel manufacturing plant at
Raipur and the same has started production also after due bials |
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2000 liters of biodiesel has been used in the departmental vehickes
including CM's official vehicle, departmental vehicles, school
buses and public transport |
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5. Fallon land is being offered
on lease to private entrepreneur to undertake jatropha plantation
and also to put up biodiesel plant of appropriate capacity.More
than 110 applications have been received so far from private
investors out of which in 50 congestion is being taken for
allotting almost 7000 hectares of land
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Chatisgarh Biofuels Development Authority (CBDA) has brought
out following pamphlets/ handputs for use of investors, farmers,
people in general for promotion of biofuel:
a) Ratanjot (Jatropha)
b) Biofuel vision of Chhatisgarh
c) Jatropha plantation Manual
d) Biodiesel vehicle operation
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| Note:
This information has been provided by concerned agency, yet
to be ascertained by PCRA |
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