New Delhi, Nov 4: India’s Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that in a new tariff policy the Government will make it compulsory for the power plants located within the radius of 100 km of the city to use processed waste water and release clean water for drinking purpose in the vicinity.
He added that the new policy will also make it compulsory for the local power distribution companies to buy electricity generated from the waste.
He said that these measures will give a push to Government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
The Minister also gave certificates to all finalists namely Ashraf Patel of ‘Pravah and Commutiny- the Youth Collective (CYC)’, Prema Gopalan of ‘Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) Group of Ventures and Suparna Gupta of ‘Aangan Trust for their positive contribution towards the society.
