STATE TIMES NEWS
KATRA: Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister on Monday visited the four-tonne per day capacity mule-dung based Bio-Gas Plant established by the Shrine Board at Banganga, Katra and took stock of this initiative taken by the Shrine Board. He had been requested by Governor N.N Vohra, who is the Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to look into various initiatives taken by the Board towards harnessing latest technologies for improvement of the Yatra and to advise on further improving the same.
Dr. M.K Bhandari, Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB, who accompanied Dr Chidambaram briefed him about the efforts made by the Shrine Board towards preserving the environment, including the initiative taken to undertake large scale plantation of trees, setting up solar water heating systems and solar power plants, setting up of automated nurseries and vermin-compost units, use of bio-digester technology developed by DRDO for sewage treatment, implementation of rain water harvesting systems, among others.
Dr Chidambaram appreciated the efforts made by the Shrine Board and stressed the need for carrying forward these initiatives, apart from bringing into play new scientific interventions for further improving the functional efficiencies in various fields.
Dr. M.K Kumar, Additional Chief Executive Officer, B. Mohandaas, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Gopal Sharma, Deputy Divisional Manager of the Shrine Board were among those present during the interaction.
