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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said his ministry has accorded permission to auto makers Bajaj and TVS for making vehicles that run using 100 per cent bio-ethanol made out of rice and wheat straw.
“I told the managements of Bajaj and TVS to make ethanol based bike and auto rickshaws. They made it. I am giving them permission and the auto rickshaws or bikes or scooters will run on 100 per cent bio-ethanol,” he said.
The Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister was speaking during the launching ceremony of ‘Vijaya Kranti’, a Telugu news daily here.
Gadkari suggested that institutions engaged in agricultural research take up topics such as bio-fuel to reduce dependency on oil imports.
He said rice straw, as waste, is burnt in Punjab and Haryana, resulting in pollution in Delhi.
According to him, 280 litres of ethanol can be produced from one tonne of rice straw.
Vijaya Kranti promoter C L Rajam and Telangana BJP president K Laxman were among those who spoke at the function.
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