Indias first 2nd gen ethanol bio-refinery to be set up in Bathinda
The Dollar Business Bureau The foundation stone for India’s first second-generation (2g) ethanol bio-refinery is to be laid on December 25, 2016 at Tarkhanwala village in the Bathinda district of Punjab. The bio-refinery would be set up with an approximate investment of Rs.600 crores. This could be one of the major steps to tackle the menace of wheat and paddy straw burning in Punjab. Recently Delhi and its surrounding areas were covered with acrid smog. That was attributed to fireworks, crop burning, vehicle pollutants and construction. The smog was so thick that some people described it akin to living in a ‘gas chamber’. The decision to set up the ethanol plant could in a way solve the chronic problem of crop burning and also ...
