"In six months time, all the districts in Karnataka will have Biofuel Information and Demonstration Centre," said YB Ramakrishna, executive chairman, Karnataka State Bio Fuel Development Board, Bangalore.
Delivering keynote address in an interaction programme on 'Blending Bio-Diesel for backup generators used in buildings' conducted by Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board in association with Biofuel Information and Demonstration Centre, Mysore at NIE CREST here on Saturday, he said, "Soon ground vehicles at the Bangalore International Airport vehicles will start using Biodiesel. All the vehicles will have 10 per cent of biodiesel. The official inauguration of the initiative will be held on February 22. A recommendation will be sent to government to remove VAT on Biodiesel."
Already the Biofuel Information and Demonstration Centre is established in 16 different districts and by June this year all the districts will be having this centre, pointed Ramakrishna during his keynote address in the interaction program.
Lakshmi Narayan, treasurer, National Institute of Engineering, who prisided over the programme.
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