( file pic : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari)
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New Delhi : Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 11, 2021, emphasised on importance of alternate biofuels for diversification of agriculture towards energy and power sector.
Inaugurating the country’s first LNG Facility plant at Nagpur, Maharashtra, on July 11, Gadkari said in our economy we are spending Rs 8 lakh crore for the import of petrol, diesel, and petroleum products which is a big challenge .The Minister said,” We have designed a policy that encourages development of imports substitute cost effective pollution free and indigenous ethanol, bio CNG, LNG, and hydrogen fuels.” He said the ministry is constantly working on different alternative fuels. He said we have to use surplus in rice, corn, and sugar to prevent it from going waste.
Talking about flex engines, Gadkari said decision will be taken in three months making it mandatory for automobile manufacturers particularly of the four-wheelers and two-wheelers to make flex engine. He said several countries like USA, Canada, and Brazil already have them .He said the cost of the vehicle remains the same whether it is petrol or Flex engine, according to a PIB release.