The Union Cabinet has approved the GOBARdhan scheme, a national bioenergy project worth over INR 23,000 crores. It also approved the construction of a four-lane highway in Assam.
The Union Cabinet today approved the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, known as GOBARdhan, with a total outlay of INR 23,731 crore rupees. This scheme aims to transform India's agricultural residue, cattle dung, press mud, municipal organic waste, and other biomass resources into clean fuel, organic manure, rural income, and national economic value. According to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, this initiative will create 1.5 lakh jobs and mark a defining moment in India’s clean energy journey. The scheme will be implemented from 2026-27 to 2035-36 and will establish Compressed Biogas as a major pillar of India’s future energy mix.
In addition, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the construction of a four-lane highway from Baihara Chariali near Guwahati to Tezpur along NH – 15 in Assam with a total project length of 135.87 kilometres worth over INR 8970 crores. The project will be developed on Built-Operate -Transfer (BOT) Toll Mode and includes the construction of five major bypasses of 58.7 Kilometres to ease congestion in densely populated areas. The project also envisages an Emergency Landing Facility in Tezpur Bypass, which has been finalised in coordination with the Indian Air Force.
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Akashvani News
