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00:00:00The NGOs or organizations that are taking money, should not use that money in anti-national activities.
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00:04:25Namaskar. In the direction of strengthening India's energy security, the cabinet has taken a big decision.
00:04:28The minister has approved India's National Unified Compressed
00:04:32Biogas Scheme, GOBARdhan, with an outlay of 23,731 crore rupees,
00:04:35which will help in increasing domestic CBG production by almost 10 times.
00:04:39This will also strengthen farmers,
00:04:43rural entrepreneurs, private investment, wealth from waste, and
00:04:46the journey of self-reliant India.
00:04:49types of buses will come on it, Along with this, the cabinet has also approved in this, thank you for the answer, the construction of a four-lane
00:04:52access-controlled highway from Bahata Jariyal to Tezpur near Guwahati on NH15
00:04:55in Assam, which is considered very important
00:04:59for connectivity in the Northeast. And on all these steps,
00:05:02how will they advance the economy and India's development journey?
00:05:06We will discuss this. I am Rama Tyagi. My special guests
00:05:10will also join me.
00:05:24So, the government has taken a big decision in the direction of clean energy, farmers' income,
00:05:28and wealth creation from waste. Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
00:05:31the Union Cabinet has approved the National
00:05:34Circular Bio-Energy Scheme, GOBARdhan, with a cost of 23,731 crores.
00:05:38This scheme, to be implemented from financial year 2026/27
00:05:41to 2035, will give new impetus
00:05:44to Compressed Biogas (CBG) production
00:05:48at the national level. Under the scheme, agricultural
00:05:51residue, cow dung, sugarcane mill pressmud, urban
00:05:55organic waste, and other biomass will be converted
00:05:58into clean fuel, organic fertilizer, and a source of rural income.
00:06:02The government's goal is to increase domestic CBG production by almost 10 times,
00:06:05reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels,
00:06:09and further strengthen India's energy
00:06:13security.
00:06:16There are six pillars. The
00:06:19compressed biogas, CBG, compressed
00:06:22biogas is produced
00:06:26after digesting city and agro
00:06:29waste, and after fermenting
00:06:33it,
00:06:36For its utilization, the assured offtake pillar has been kept.
00:06:39That means, whoever manufactures
00:06:42biogas, an assured offtake,
00:06:46that is, a guarantee to buy their product, will be given.
00:06:50An assured offtake, meaning a guarantee to buy
00:06:53it, has been given in this. The second is price stability.
00:06:57Global oil prices and gas prices keep fluctuating.
00:07:00So, to ensure that biogas does not
00:07:03have to face such price volatility, an assured price
00:07:07system has been created. And the capital
00:07:10expenditure incurred in setting up biogas plants will be supported.
00:07:14CAPEX support. And the fourth
00:07:17pillar is pipeline infrastructure, meaning the pipeline network
00:07:21required to deliver
00:07:24to the consumers.
00:07:28has also been kept in this scheme to support it.
00:07:32The fifth pillar is MSME and especially
00:07:35women-led MSMEs for credit guarantee.
00:07:40For example, if someone wants to bring new methods or new technology
00:07:44in this, they will be given a scope for innovation through a challenge fund.
00:07:48A scheme has been made based on these six pillars.
00:07:51The scheme is GOBARdhan scheme. Basically,
00:07:55our existing city gas pipeline
00:07:59distribution has already arrived, plus piped
00:08:03natural gas has also arrived in many cities
00:08:06in the country. All
00:08:09of this should be integrated with the biogas production
00:08:12centers. Along with this, to give new impetus to road connectivity
00:08:16in the Northeast, the central government has approved a big project.
00:08:20Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
00:08:23has approved the construction of a 135.87 kilometer long four-lane access
00:08:26control corridor between Guwahati and Tezpur
00:08:30in Assam.
00:08:33In Assam, a highway is a very good, very
00:08:36critical project, a very important project.
00:08:39This is from Bahyata Chariali,
00:08:43that is, just after exiting Guwahati, up to Tezpur,
00:08:46NH15, which is located on the North Bank
00:08:49of Guwahati, I mean, on the North Bank of Brahmaputra.
00:08:53This is its project, and
00:08:56this will further connect many parts of Arunachal,
00:09:00Nagaland, etc.
00:09:04It becomes a very important highway.
00:09:06This four-lane highway is 135 km
00:09:09long, and it will involve
00:09:12an investment of about ₹8970
00:09:15crore.
00:09:18So, how will these schemes accelerate energy security and connectivity?
00:09:21We will discuss this. We have two special guests with us at this time.
00:09:25Nagendra Kumar ji, Associate Director at TERI, has joined us, and Ravi Shankar Ravi,
00:09:29editor of Dainik Purvoday. Nagendra ji, a very warm welcome
00:09:33to our program. Ravi Shankar ji, a very warm welcome to you too. First, Nagendra ji, we would like
00:09:36to understand from you, how important is today's step, today's project,
00:09:40for energy security? Because if we look at the next year,
00:09:44the energy demand in the country is going to increase to 300 gigawatts
00:09:47due to various reasons. Considering that, how important
00:09:51is this step of the government for energy security and energy strategy, if we say it correctly?
00:09:55है
00:09:58See, through you, I would like to inform all your sources
00:10:01that this step taken by the Government of India
00:10:05is very important and a very
00:10:09timely step, I would say.
00:10:13Because, look, the kind of situation we are facing right now
00:10:17in the Northeast, the kind of situation we are facing right now
00:10:21in the Middle East, the oil crisis and gas
00:10:25crisis that we have faced in the past few days, considering that,
00:10:29and our upcoming demand for energy,
00:10:32whether I talk about oil or gas,
00:10:36both our demands are going to increase in the coming time. So, considering that,
00:10:39this is a very important step. And I also look
00:10:42at it differently. This
00:10:48but also for our farmers,
00:10:51for the people
00:10:55in the villages, for those involved
00:10:58in animal husbandry and waste,
00:11:01it was a big problem how to use that dung, and it used to cause a lot of
00:11:05emissions. Now, that dung can also be sold.
00:11:09The plants that will be set up, it can be sold to the plant developers,
00:11:13and our agri-biomass can also be sold. So, along with the energy
00:11:17crisis, this will make a very significant
00:11:20contribution to increasing the income of our farmers.
00:11:23You are talking about "wealth from waste," which is also
00:11:27very important and a large part of this scheme. And as we
00:11:31talk about the rural economy, we will also discuss this. Ravi Shankar Ravi ji is also with us.
00:11:34Ravi Shankar ji, the Northeast is a priority for the central government.
00:11:38The government is continuously taking steps, and if we talk about today,
00:11:42this Guwahati-Tezpur highway project, costing ₹8970 crores,
00:11:45how big of a game-changer is it going to be
00:11:49for the development of the Northeast? This
00:11:53was long overdue, and today's decision by the Union
00:11:57Cabinet is a very big step
00:12:00for the road network of not only Assam but the entire Northeast.
00:12:04This highway from Byahata
00:12:07to Tezpur was a two-lane road until now,
00:12:11but now it is going to be four-lane, and this is a very important
00:12:14highway. Bhutan is very close,
00:12:17and the road to Arunachal goes through this highway.
00:12:21And the project to build a tunnel under the Brahmaputra
00:12:24in Gohpur will be connected by this road.
00:12:28So, with its four-lane construction,
00:12:31the North Bank of Assam, highways have been built on the South Bank
00:12:35and many very good highways have been built.
00:12:39There was a lack of a four-lane highway
00:12:42on the North Bank, due to which there was a lot
00:12:45of traffic congestion, and this demand was being made for a long time.
00:12:49I think that the Union Cabinet's decision
00:12:52will provide much better connectivity to the northern part of Brahmaputra,
00:12:56that is, Northern Assam, and Arunachal
00:13:00Pradesh directly. I saw the full
00:13:03report, and it mentioned that wherever there are cities,
00:13:07flyovers will be built, major bridges, and many
00:13:10rivers from Bhutan meet the Brahmaputra,
00:13:14so many bridges will be needed.
00:13:17And this entire thing will lead to even better
00:13:21relations between Bhutan and India, including trade relations,
00:13:25and the construction of new routes for Tawang in Arunachal,
00:13:29this highway will also connect
00:13:33for India strategically. So, I think that this
00:13:36is a very important step, because
00:13:40the Union Government has initiated several new highways
00:13:43in Assam during this period. Now, there is talk of an express highway
00:13:47or a green highway to connect Silchar from near Shillong,
00:13:51which has also been approved. So, I think this is a very major
00:13:55step. This is a very big step for Assam and the Northeast.
00:13:59And we will continue to discuss these steps, but before that, let's take a break. Stay tuned to DD
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00:15:32about the important decisions of the Cabinet. Two special guests have joined us.
00:15:35Nagendra ji, we would like to understand from you that if we talk about India's needs,
00:15:39we still import a lot. The government says that this step will reduce
00:15:43the dependence on LNG imports. How will this practically
00:15:46affect the entire economy? How do you see
00:15:50its impact?
00:15:53See, if I talk
00:15:56about gas demand, then approximately
00:16:0050 million metric tons of gas is currently
00:16:03required by the country today.
00:16:06Approximately half of this gas
00:16:09has to be imported from outside. Approximately 25 to 30 million
00:16:13metric tons. This step
00:16:17can help us reduce the gas that we import
00:16:20from outside. And currently, if I talk
00:16:24about it, then approximately 200 CBG
00:16:27projects, compressed biogas projects.
00:16:30When we talk about compressed biogas, it is a purified
00:16:34form of our biogas. And biogas is not a new
00:16:38concept; it's an old concept. So, this
00:16:41compressed biogas is our purified form
00:16:45of our biogas. And it is made
00:16:47from the waste that comes out of our homes,
00:16:51the waste that comes out of our farms, which we call
00:16:55waste, or the
00:16:58dung that comes out of our
00:17:01animals. So, as I said earlier, first,
00:17:04we will promote cleanliness
00:17:08here. We will utilize
00:17:11the waste product in making biogas.
00:17:15And our energy demand
00:17:19will be fully met. I would say that the government's
00:17:22big decision will fulfill
00:17:25the demand. Yes, it will fulfill
00:17:29the demand. And along with this, the rural economy will also be strengthened.
00:17:32We are constantly saying that this is a very important decision.
00:17:36Ravi Shankar Ravi ji is also with us.
00:17:39Ravi Shankar ji, as we were talking about, and you also
00:17:43mentioned that today's corridor will not only be
00:17:47a corridor of development for Assam, but for the entire Northeast.
00:17:51How will it boost tourism, employment,
00:17:55industry, and investment?
00:17:58How will these increase with this?
00:18:01है,
00:18:04No, you are absolutely right that this is a step in the right direction
00:18:07towards building trade relations with Southeast Asia.
00:18:11If you look at it, a lot of work has been done in pieces. I went to Imphal
00:18:15a few days ago, and the road from Imphal to Moreh
00:18:18has improved a lot. When I went to Moreh
00:18:2220 years ago, it was a single road. Now,
00:18:25it's a four-lane road to Moreh. And
00:18:29if you look further, the Dimapur-Kohima road is also
00:18:33being developed.
00:18:36road is also being developed.
00:19:07You can reach Tawang directly. Sela Pass can be reached in four to five hours,
00:19:11which used to take eight to nine hours.
00:19:15This route
00:19:17further goes to Dibrugarh
00:19:21via Lakhimpur. This
00:19:24Kaliabor Bora bridge on the highway,
00:19:27on the river Brahmaputra, goes towards Kaziranga.
00:19:31What will happen is that the Guwahati bypass
00:19:34will have less traffic
00:19:38pressure, and the cargo
00:19:41trucks that have to go to Upper
00:19:45Assam, Nagaland, or Arunachal Pradesh
00:19:48will take this alternative route.
00:19:52Even now, there is a lot of truck traffic on this, but as soon as it becomes four-lane,
00:19:55as they say, a car that goes at 30
00:19:59will start going at 80. So that will happen.
00:20:02Time will be saved, freight will be easier, and
00:20:06when highways are built, terminals
00:20:09are built, small markets
00:20:13also develop around them. So, local
00:20:16products. This is not just a road, it boosts the entire
00:20:20lifestyle, such roads.
00:20:23And different
00:20:26and along with eco-tourism, the rural economy,
00:20:30the products of rural Assam will directly
00:20:33benefit from this. And one more thing, Assam or
00:20:50it will prove to be a big lifeline for the entire region.
00:20:54We will continue this discussion, but before that, let's take another
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00:21:56इंडिया,
00:22:00Welcome back after the break. We have two special guests with us. Nagendra
00:22:04ji, as you are constantly saying that this scheme can bring a big change
00:22:08in the direction of organic waste management, it can change the big picture. And as
00:22:12the target of 1.5 lakh jobs has been set in the next 10 years,
00:22:15as we are talking about the rural economy, how will this open up opportunities
00:22:19for farmers, panchayats, or private industries
00:22:22in all these sectors? And we would also like to know how
00:22:26the work is done during this entire process. What kind of assistance
00:22:30is available for farmers who want to set up their own plants? What is the
00:22:34process?
00:22:36Yes, see, here I would like to talk
00:22:40about three or four things. First, as we have already discussed,
00:22:44we will use farmers' dung, and we will use the waste
00:22:47material from their farming. Besides that,
00:22:51many of our industries produce different
00:22:55types of waste. For example, if I talk
00:22:58about the sugar industry, the waste that comes
00:23:01from there, we call it pressmud.
00:23:04So, we can utilize
00:23:08that. And besides
00:23:11that, we have other industries, like our
00:23:14paper and pulp industry. The waste that comes from there
00:23:18is a big challenge for the industry today.
00:23:22A lot of their investment goes into treating it.
00:23:26So, that can also be converted into biogas.
00:23:29So, this is not just
00:23:32for increasing farmers' income, but it is also a very
00:23:37to make the industry self-sustainable.
00:23:40As far as farmers are concerned, farmers here
00:23:44are currently only supplying
00:23:47waste, and they are getting
00:23:51a fixed income from it. But in the coming
00:23:55time, as I can see, farmers can also set up
00:23:58biogas plants at their own level,
00:24:02and they can sell that gas to large industries.
00:24:06We need to work on such a model where farmers can
00:24:09set up small-scale 200 to 300 cubic meter
00:24:13plants on their farms, and that raw
00:24:16gas can be supplied to large industries
00:24:20that purify it. We need to work on such a model
00:24:23where farmers' income will increase,
00:24:27and the people who are shifting to cities
00:24:30can be stopped. Absolutely. You are talking about startups
00:24:34and self-employment. This project also shows a high possibility of their growth.
00:24:38That is why it is said that this strengthens
00:24:41the rural economy. Ravi Shankar ji, we would like to know
00:24:44from you, strategically also, this scheme is very
00:24:48for the Northeast today. And how does it strengthen
00:24:52the Northeast, which is considered the gateway to India's Act East Policy?
00:24:55Especially, how will the trade ties with Southeast Asia
00:24:59be further strengthened by this?
00:25:02Yes, this is definitely a step
00:25:05in that direction, to build trade relations
00:25:09with Southeast Asia. If you look at it, a lot of work
00:25:12has been done in pieces. I went to Imphal a few days ago,
00:25:16and when I went to Moreh from Imphal
00:25:2020 years ago, it was a single road.
00:25:24And now it's a four-lane road to Moreh.
00:25:27And if you look further, the Dimapur-Kohima road is
00:25:30being developed. Then the Kohima-Imphal road is being developed.
00:25:34And then this four-lane from Byahata
00:25:38to Tezpur has been sanctioned.
00:25:41And beyond that, a four-lane has already been built.
00:25:44The connectivity of this four-lane highway that goes from the North-South Bank
00:25:48of Guwahati has a new bridge over the Brahmaputra
00:25:52near Tezpur, and that has become four-lane,
00:25:55and it goes directly to Gohpur. So, this road will connect
00:25:59this area which was a kind of block, a two-lane road.
00:26:02So, as soon as it becomes four-lane, this entire connectivity network
00:26:06will become four-lane. And somewhere, when
00:26:10all connectivity improves, now a railway line is reaching
00:26:14Imphal. There is also talk of extending it to Moreh.
00:26:17Overall, behind this, the central government's aim
00:26:21is not only to increase connectivity in Assam and the Northeast,
00:26:23but also the trade
00:26:27relations with Southeast Asia. There is a vision
00:26:30of how
00:27:03in a democracy protest is
00:27:06a way to build consensus.
00:27:09A lot of views come together,
00:27:13and consensus
00:27:16is evolved after discussion. The discussion may happen through
00:27:19dialogue. Due
00:27:22to various reasons, if that thing is not
00:27:25heard, agitation can happen.
00:27:27But all this is to be done to evolve
00:27:31the consensus, not to create
00:27:35divisions. Now about Gen Z,
00:27:38what has happened is that the grievance
00:27:42is genuine.
00:27:45A lot needs to be done in India's education.
00:27:48It's not happening, that's why there's talk.
00:27:51So there should be a dialogue.
00:27:52चाहिए
00:27:56If it doesn't happen after dialogue, then what to do is
00:27:59a later matter. And my
00:28:32love is only then I can answer. No acquaintance, no relation between us,
00:28:35and you asked a question, so I would say, who are you
00:28:39to ask? That would happen. But we
00:28:42know each other, there is some relation, so you asked, and I will answer.
00:28:46So these things should happen.
00:28:49चाहिए,
00:28:52In a democracy, this is the way.
00:28:54है,
00:28:57In English, it's called debate, but we have the word
00:29:00Shastrarth. In that, there is no
00:29:04argument and counter-argument. There is the former side and the latter side.
00:29:08So we look at all the parallels, and everyone
00:29:11has their own way of looking at things, so a new dimension comes into consideration
00:29:15for every subject. So we get so many
00:29:19opinions, even contrary opinions, they
00:29:22together form the total view of the
00:29:25truth. So this should
00:29:28happen. So Gen Z has
00:29:32agitated.
00:30:32that it happens only when there is a mistake.
00:30:36Whose it is, what it is, that's a different matter, but there has been a deficiency.
00:30:40It will be fixed. It should be done,
00:30:43I believe. Okay, and
00:30:48but in this, when you said that
00:30:51protest should be in a particular direction, particular...