RUNNING OF TRAIN WITH BIO-DIESEL
LOK
SABHA
The Railways have
decided to offer 500 hectares of land to M/s Indian Oil Corporation
on a token lease of Rs. 1 per year for plantation of Jatropha
Curcas which can produce bio-diesel.
A Memorandum of Understanding
for launching the Pilot Project has been signed between Indian
Oil Corporation and Railways.
1235 Acres (500
hectares) approximately will be used initially for such purpose.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
in a written reply to a question from Dr. Ashok Patel in the Lok
Sabha today.
