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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: UTTAR PRADESH, India - Worried and uncertain about meeting its energy requirements in the near future, the Indian agricultural state of Uttar Pradesh is now taking to bio-fueling itself!The state government has just released a plan to turn wastelands throughout the state into bio-diesel farms by cultivating Jatropha on over 40 per cent of the total wasteland. Also, and contrary to the state policies so far, the wasteland will not be taken over by the government and instead farmers will be allotted land and will be provided with necessary technical assistance to facilitate a good crop.<br /><br />To successfully implement the Wastelands to Bio-Diesel Farms plan, the Uttar Pradesh state government has said to have formed a joint venture of the State Jatropha Mission Cellwith Bharat Petroleum Ltd. in the name of Bharat Renewable Energy Ltd (BREL), which will invest Rs. 2,031 crores in 30 districts of the state towards bio-diesel production. The latter will be responsible for production, procurement, cultivation, plantation of horticulture crops such as Jatropha, Pongamia, trading research and development and management of all crops and plantation including biofuels in Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br />The state has set a target to bring at least 40 per cent of the total declared wasteland in th state under Jatropha cultivation in the next five years. With increasing mechanization of the farming practise in the state and launching of various programs to improve agricultural practises, the total energy demand for the state has only been on the rise. Bio-fuel is thus seen as a solution to meet this growing energy requirement so as to maintain and enhance the food supply.<br /><br />This will indeed be a boost in the new and renewables energy sector as well though sceptics warn of a possible backlash of promoting energy cropping in any form, especially in a rapidly developing economy such as India.<br /><br /><br />©Ã‚Â Green Options Media 2008 Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Biofuel firm Nandan targets 25 percent sales rise Novozymes ramping up its presence in India 500 govt buses in Mysore proposed to be run on biodiesel 5 square km seaweed-to-energy farm for India? Advanced biofuel to meet over 50% of India's demand for tran... Bioenergy Crop Company Plants Its Flag in India Swain outlines state's biomass potential India's bioenergy potential IICT working on renewable energy projects Indiana biodiesel plant 'on track' to produce 24m gallons a ... Top BioEnergy Articles

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