CNG, LNG usage would reduce pollution, create jobs for youth, says Gadkari
| Date :13-Jan-2020 |
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurating second CNG station on Amravati Road.
Staff Reporter :
Usage of CNG and LNG would reduce the pollution in city and for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) the additional benefit is that life of its city buses will be increased by 15 years. This was stated by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road, Surface Transport and Highways and MSME, after inauguration of second CNG depot in city. Speaking further, Gadkari said switching over to CNG alone would save NMC’s Rs 60 crore on annual fuel bill.
The new depot is inaugurated on Wadi area on Amravati Road. Deputy Mayor Manish Kothe, Narendra Borkar, Chairperson, Transport Committee, Kaustubh Gupta, Romat Company, were also present on the occasion. Gadkari said that he is hopeful of achieving conversion of waste into welath. The wastage from farm blended with bio-fuel can lead to creation of bio-fuel and daily 49 tonnes bio-CNG would be produced. The Minister on the occasion flagged of a bus running on LNG. As compared to diesel which costs Rs 72/litre, LNG costs Rs 48.
Gadkari said long distance goods truck by switching over to LNG can increase the average and save more. Further increased usage of Ethanol, Methanol, Bio-Diesel, CNG can ensure savings of Rs 80 lakh crore in foreign exchange, he claimed. The market has recenlty seen launch of TVS running on Ethanol and a motorcycle on CNG and it can run a 5 HP pump. Gadkari said this technoloyg should reach the farmers so that they can minimise their cost of taking crops. The first mother CNG station has come up on Kamptee Road and now second on Amravati Road. Gadkari further said that jobs would be created for youth in city and district who have taken technical education due to CNG stations.