GOBARDHAN scheme: Unified web portal launched to monitor development
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New Delhi, Feb 3: The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and MoS Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria jointly launched a unified web portal for monitoring the progress of GOBARDHAN activities across the nation. 'GOBARDHAN' is an important component of 'Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II' for organic solid waste management.
The MoS Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said for the launch of the website that, at the rural level, earlier there was no way of proper disposal of cattle dung waste, but after the introduction of the GOBARDHAN programme, people will be able to provide proper disposal of dung and achieve the goal of ODF Plus. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, the country has attained the status of Open Defecation Free (ODF) and is moving towards ODF Plus. The minister said, the GOBARDHAN programme will prove to be a milestone for a 'Clean India.'
The Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh said, the GOBARDHAN pilot project will prove to be an important and useful step in cleanliness. He said, through this farmers will be able to get wealth from waste in the true sense. The Minister of Petroleum, Dharmendra Pradhan also stressed of the 'ODF' aspect of the initiative and added that apart from making the country ODF Plus, through the important scheme of GOBARDHAN, we will get ethanol, bio-diesel and compressed bio-fuel in the coming years.
The Secretary of Drinking Water and Sanitation Pankaj Kumar said on the occasion that the GOBARDHAN scheme aims at supporting villages effectively to manage their cattle dung and other organic waste. He said, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation will work with all the other stakeholders to implement GOBARDHAN, a unified approach across villages. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme in 2018, that is implemented as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
The GOBARDHAN scheme aims to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste. The scheme also aims at creating new rural livelihood opportunities and enhancing income for farmers and other rural people.
