how far biogas can meet the energy requirement in villages?
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Although, cattle dung has been recognized as the chief raw material for bio-gas plants, other materials like night-soil, poultry litter and agricultural wastes can also be used. this raw materials are abundant in rural areas the biogas can be used as
1.It is a eco-friendly fuel.
2.The required raw materials for biogas production are available abundantly in villages.
3.It not only produces biogas, but also gives us nutrient rich slurry that can be used for crop production.
4.It prevents the health hazards of smoke in poorly ventilated rural households that use dung cake and fire-wood for cooking.
5.It helps to keep the environment clean, as there would be no open heap of dung or other waste materials that attract flies, insects and infections
6.Availability of biogas would reduce the use of firewood and hence trees could be saved.