MCD and NDDB sign MoU for Compressed Bio-Gas plants in Delhi using cow dung

📌 Summary:

• In the presence of Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) signed an MoU to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants in Delhi for proper utilisation of cow dung
• Objective: prevent cow dung from entering the Yamuna, supporting the resolve to purify the river; target of zero dirty water entering the Yamuna by December 2028
• Co-benefits: increased income for livestock farmers, improved urban cleanliness, CBG generation, and a boost to organic farming; positioned as a replicable model for all major cities
• Cow-dung processing to be done at Nangli, Ghoga-Goyla and Ghazipur waste-disposal plants; requires disposal of waste from ~1.25 lakh cattle
• Agreement includes payment of Rs 1 per kg of cow dung to livestock farmers; ~80 sewage/industrial-waste treatment plants already underway in Delhi

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 — Environment (renewable/bio-energy, waste-to-energy, river pollution/Yamuna, circular economy); GS2 — governance/cooperation model

📝 Prelims Facts:

• MoU parties: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) & National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
• CBG = Compressed Bio-Gas; feedstock here is cow dung
• Processing sites: Nangli, Ghoga-Goyla, Ghazipur
• Farmers to be paid Rs 1 per kg of cow dung; Yamuna clean-up target December 2028

🔑 Key Term: Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) — purified biogas (mainly methane) produced from organic/agri waste and cow dung, usable as a clean automotive and cooking fuel.