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Non-conventional Energy Agri-Biz & Commodities - Agricultural Policy States - Andhra Pradesh AP to set up bio-diesel plantations in 13 dists Our Bureau
Hyderabad , Aug. 20 The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to take up cultivation of bio-diesel plants in 13 districts under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP), the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, announced on Sunday.
Financial support
The State Government also plans to financially support, to the tune of Rs 3,500 per acre, farmers interested in bio-diesel plantation, the Chief Minister said at the `Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas' (Renewable Energy Day) organised by the Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP). The Government proposes to go in for plantation of Pongamia and Jatropa on at least 1 lakh acre of land in each of the 13 districts under the NREGP programme during this year, Dr Reddy said. Further, the Government also plans to create marketing facilities for bio-diesel produced under the scheme. The Chief Minister also said his Government proposes to support more schemes aimed at promoting bio-diesel cultivation on a large scale. The Government also plans to introduce energy related curriculum.
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