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StatesPosted at: Feb 27 2018 10:00PM


Haryana cabinet gives approval to Bio-Energy Policy

Chandigarh, Feb 27 (UNI) Haryana cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here today, gave its approval to the Haryana Bio-Energy Policy 2018 to attract private investment for harnessing the potential of biomass based power/biogas/bio-CNG/bio-manure/bio-fuels etc and to support research and development of new technologies.
Haryana being an agrarian state has huge potential of biomass energy with sustainable environmental benefits through techno-economically viable technologies and other innovative technologies etc. The policy will also address the issue of burning of crop residues in fields which not only creates pollution but also affects the soil health. It targets to install projects of 150 MW biomass based power generation or equivalent by 2022.
Under the policy, agricultural land will be allowed to be used for setting up of these projects. The projects to be installed will not require any Change of Land Use (CLU) approval from Town and Country Planning department/Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department. The land used in biomass projects will also be out of the purview of the Land Ceiling Act of the government.
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