Experts for increasing bio-gas production as alternative fuel

RANGPUR, Feb 3 (BSS): Experts at a day-long orientation meeting here on Monday stressed for increasing production and use of bio-gas as alternative fuel to substantially save environment and resolve the energy problem in the country.
The Department of Youth Development (DYD) organised the meeting under the Innovative Management of Resources for Poverty Alleviation through Comprehensive Technology (IMPACT) project (Phase-II) at Pochakandor Non-government Primary School under Pirganj upazila.
With Pirganj Upazila Youth Development Officer Md. Abul Kalam Azad Khan in the chair, Deputy Director of the district Department of Youth Development Azizur Rahman Talukder attended the meeting as the chief guest.
Bio-gas Plant Engineer of the IMPACT project (Phase-II) for Pirganj upazila Mahfuzur Rahman, Biogas Plant Community Supervisor Khalilur Rahman and Credit Supervisors Sadekur Rahman and Rawshan Ali Mandal addressed as resource persons.
The meeting was arranged to inform the common villagers on the essence of production and utilisation of renewable energy through creating public awareness about setting up of domestic bio-gas plants for reaping multidimensional benefits.
Twenty-five rural males and females participated in the meeting to acquire knowledge on the technologies for setting up of bio-gas plants to produce alternative fuel using cow-dung, market wastes, human excreta, poultry wastes, chicken litter and garbage.
The resource persons narrated the technologies for setting up of bio-gas plants in the homesteads to produce low-cost alternative energy through anaerobic fermentation of decomposed materials like cow-dung, human excreta, poultry wastes and garbage.