Summary:
Being set up at Mehma Sarja village of Bathinda district, the plant was to be operational by August this year. Bio-coal, which the plant will produce, is more efficient than fossil coal, which is used at thermal plants. This is the first plant in the world to produce bio-coal from stubble.”Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal laid the foundation stone of the plant in June this year. The company had taken around 20 acres of panchayat land in Mehma Sarja on lease for 33 years. Now, it is expected to begin by December end.In spite of the delay, the firm has promised farmers of seven villages that it would start collecting paddy stubble for free from October 20..