biogas india

For the last 16 years, Pune's Dighe family have been using biogas for cooking, drastically cutting their expenditure on LPG cylinders. Find out how this sustainable family makes their own kitchen fuel on their terrace.

Able to serve a family for four years, the entire portable structure cost him less than Rs 10,000 and took a few hours to assemble. No wonder he is the talk of his neighbourhood now!

“Rice husk was used as a fuel in mills, which produced ash. Disposing ash is a big issue in the state, but then we found a successful solution.”

Biogas can help improve lives of people and communities and bring economic and environmental benefits. Here are five examples to illustrate its advantages: