Gadkari urges sugar mills to make CBG; says Rs 22 lakh crore goes for fuel imports

India imports most of the fuel it consumes - be it crude oil, LPG, or even LNG. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that India’s agriculture sector can help drive down imported costs of fossil fuels, while at the same time using a combination of futuristic technology and a forward-looking vision if it is to become economically sustainable and help drive prosperity in rural India.Addressing the National Efficiency Awards ceremony organised by the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, Gadkari recently said producing sugar alone is no longer economically sustainable in view of global market conditions and the higher cost of production in India.Make gas, ethanol, aviation fuelGadkari has called on sugar mills to expand into value-added by-products, particularly compressed bio-gas (CBG), ethanol, bio-manure and sustainable aviation fuel."Instead of dumping waste into road embankments, if we convert it into gas - into CBG - our…