Summary:
As per the officials of the biofuel authority of Rajasthan, many requests for the funds have been sent to the government, but nothing has been done. Hence, they have decided to go ahead with the help of the railways, for time being.Oil extracted from the seeds of Jatropha plant are used for the production of Biofuel. Jatropha is suitable for a desert state like Rajasthan, facing water scarcity.Surendra Singh Rathore, CEO of biofuel authority of Rajasthan, while talking to TOI, said, “Jatropha plant requires less amount of water and rarely any maintenance. Jaipur: Biofuel authority of Rajasthan, with the help of Indian Railways, is planning to establish a biofuel processing plant in Rajasthan, with ‘buy back assurance’, which means that the processed fuel will be bought by the railways.The plant will have the capacity of eight tonne per day (TPD) and will cost about Rs 5 crore. As per the biofuel policy, 70% of the government wastelands can be given to the BPL families, gram panchayats, registered societies and others..