Plastic, polythene waste to be used for road construction: Uma
SCHEME MANAGES AND CONVERTS CATTLE DUNG AND SOLID WASTE FROM FARMS AND FIELDS TO USEFUL COMPOST, BIOGAS AND BIOCNG
CHANDIGARH: UNION cabinet minister for drinking water and sanitation, Uma Bharti, announced on Monday that a solution for plastic and polythene waste has been found and that the same would be utilised for construction of roads.
Interacting with mediapersons in Karnal after the national launch of central government’s Gobardhan (Galvanising Organic Bio Agro Resources Dhan) scheme, Bharti said the scheme focuses on managing and converting cattle dung and solid waste from farms and fields to useful compost, biogas and biocng.
She said that Haryana will outshine in implementation of Gobardhan scheme, the same way the state performed well in the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign.
Speaking at the launch, Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government was making an arrangement for generating bio-gas from cattle dung and would also assist those gram panchayats who intend to set up gas plants in their villages.
There are about 450 gaushalas and nandishalas in the state with a strength of about 3.41 lakh cattle, he said. Meanwhile, Union minister of state for drinking water and sanitation, S S Ahluwalia, also addressed the gathering at the function.