Bhopal:Sunday, June 21, 2009: Biogas plants will be set up on the demand of families in three thousand tribal-dominated villages in the state. So far, 2000 bio gas plants have been set up.

Encouraged by the use and benefits of bio gas plants, the poor tribal families have started thinking of thinking of making bio gas plants a source of their livelihoods. Shyambai and her husband Vijay Singh of village Mehroi in Gohparu block of Shahdol district have innovated a novel of way of using bio bas to run diesel pump set for operating a flourmill.

Encouraged by the Madhya Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Project, Shyambai came forward and installed a biogas plant. “I am now freed from irritating smoke, gathering fuel wood, she says listing the benefits bio gas plant. Shyambai’s husband already owns diesel-operated flourmill that is the sole source of earnings for his family. Having installed the bio gas and received scientific knowledge he used biogas to run diesel pump. The MPRLP field staff informed him about the benefits of using biogas for operating floor mill. “I am saving fuel as well as money, he says.

Asked about the economics of operating floor mill using bio-gas Vijay Singh said that he runs the flourmill two hours daily for which about 150 litres of diesel is consumed per month at the rate of 1.25 litre per hour. Now only half a litre of diesel is consumed per hour, saving me substantially.

Shyambai says that that everyday mixture of 75 kg cow-dung and water is fed into the plant, which generates biogas for three hours daily. It is used in operating the flourmill and cooking food.

According to Project Facilitation Team Coordinator Shri Vinod Singh 28 families of Mehroi village have set up biogas plants. Motivated by the initiative, more families have shown interest in bio gas plants. Pratibha Nat of the same village says that she uses the slurry as organic manure and is getting organic vegetables. Sarpanch Tejan Singh said that these efforts would help make our village an ideal village.

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