Nagpur: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the country's first LNG refilling station. Popular Ayurveda FMCG company, Baidyanath has started the LNG station in the Vihirgaon area on Umred Road.
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Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that green energy is a pollution-free and cheaper fuel than diesel, which is a harbinger of revolutionary change in the transport sector in the future. In some countries, petrol, diesel or biogas are being used through flex engines.
Gadkari also said that a decision has been taken to set up automobile companies to manufacture engines in the country in a similar manner.
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Gadkari further said that efforts are underway to reduce pollution by using biogas at cheaper rates to make the country self-sufficient instead of importing petrol. Today we are spending a huge amount of Rs 8 lakh crore to import petroleum or crude oil. This is a big burden on the economy and also increasing pollution. We are trying to cut down the expense by working on options like LNG, ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, electric and hydrogen fuels for pollution relief.
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