Punjab Newsline. Chandigarh, 20 July -
Taking a major step towards waste management in Haryana, waste-to-charcoal plants, also known as green coal plants, will be established in the state with the support of the central government. This project will be the first of its kind green initiative and will be set up in Faridabad and Gurugram.
Today, an MoU was signed between NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, and the Municipal Corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad in the presence of Union Minister, Manohar Lal, CM, and Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies Subhash Sudha.
The MoU was signed by A.Mona Sreenivas, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Faridabad, Narhari Singh Banger, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Gurugram, and Smt. Renu Narang, CEO of NVVNL.
Speaking on this occasion, Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that today is a very important day for Haryana as an MoU has been signed for setting up plants to produce green charcoal. According to the agreement, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL), a fully-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, will establish waste-to-charcoal plants in Gurugram and Faridabad under the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign of the Government of India, he said.