In 2022, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in ________

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  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Punjab
  4. Maharashtra

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The correct answer is Punjab.Key Points

  • Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Punjab.
  • CBG plants are a huge leap forward in arriving at a win-win situation for farmers and environment.
  • Sangrur Plant to reduce stubble burning of 40,000-45,000 acres of fields, translating into an annual reduction of 150,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
  • Sangrur CBG Plant shall provide direct employment to 390 and indirect employment to 585 people.

Additional Information

  • Bio gas consists of Carbon dioxide, Methane and Hydrogen.
    • Biogas is a mixture of gases produced by anaerobic decomposition of organic matter like biomass waste, municipal waste, plant residue, etc.
    • It mainly consists of Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and a small amount of Hydrogen Sulphide and moisture.
    • The government of India is implementing Galvanising Organic Bio Agro Resources Dhan or GOBAR-Dhan scheme for Biogas production.
    • Compressed Bio-Gas is exactly similar to the commercially available natural gas in its composition and energy potential.
    • Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) is an effort of GOI is aimed to enhance Compressed Biogas in the country.
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