State govt directs Collectors to allocate land for Bio-CNG plants

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government has issued a circular to all district collectors regarding the allocation of land for Bio-CNG plants to be established in urban local bodies for processing bio-waste and agricultural waste.

The circular, issued by the Urban Administration and Development Department from the ministry, references the decision taken in the state Cabinet meeting held on April 17. In compliance with the cabinet's decision, government land is to be allocated at concessional lease rates for Bio-CNG plants being set up in all urban local bodies of the state for the processing of bio-waste-cum-agricultural waste. The Urban Administration Department and the concerned urban local body have been authorised to take necessary action for the establishment of these Bio-CNG plants.

The state government has instructed the collectors to allocate a maximum of ten acres of government land at a concessional lease rate of Rs 1 per square meter to public sector undertakings and government oil and gas marketing companies for the establishment of Bio-CNG plants for processing bio-waste and agricultural waste in urban local bodies. The department has also directed the collectors to take necessary steps to lease the land to these entities for a maximum period of 25 years.