Biogas business!

A total of 133 biogas plants have been installed in the district. The plants not only produce cooking fuel to save money but also is an organic fertilizer, which keeps the environment pollution free.

Normally, a plant for a family produces 150 CFT of gas, which costs Tk 11,000, of which government gives Tk 5,000, official sources said.

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The country's biggest bio-gas plant is at the house of one Abdus Salam at Pachok village in Naria Upazila, which produces 500 CFT biogas.

Salam has provided six gas connections to neighbors. Salam's family is now using hajack lamp by using bio-gas.

He uses the organic fertiliser, a by-product, as fish feed in four ponds.

Rural people are demanding increase in the government subsidy and installation of plants in remote areas. Installation of biogas plant in the district started in 1996.

A seminar was held here recently at Shariatpur town to introduce biogas, where all Upazila Nirbahi Officers and chairmen of union parishads attended.