Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a Rs 16-crore biogas plant at Goyla Dairy in Najafgarh on Monday, with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi facility designed to process 200 metric tonnes of cow dung daily and prevent dairy waste from entering drains that flow into the Yamuna.
The plant is expected to produce around 14,000 cubic metres of raw biogas and 5.6 tonnes of purified compressed biogas every day. The compressed biogas will be supplied to Indraprastha Gas Limited through a pipeline, while the residual slurry will be used as organic fertiliser.
Gupta said the project was intended to address pollution at its source rather than focus only on cleaning the river. “Cleaning the Yamuna alone is not enough; effective action must also be taken against the factors that cause pollutants to reach it,” she said at the inauguration.
The facility will collect cow dung from dairy operators at 67 paise per kilogram. The arrangement is expected to give livestock owners an additional source of income while creating a formal disposal route for waste generated in the dairy colony. The Chief Minister also urged operators to cooperate with regular collection and ensure that cow dung is not discharged into drains.
The project is part of a wider expansion of biogas infrastructure in the capital. Gupta said three biogas plants had become operational in Delhi over the past 18 months, while work on six more was under way. She also cited the Nangli Sakrawati plant, which processed 55,000 tonnes of cow dung in one year and paid Rs 3.5 crore to farmers.
The government has allocated Rs 50 crore for drains and drainage improvements in Delhi’s dairy colonies, according to the Chief Minister. The stated objective is to improve sanitation in areas where livestock waste can enter local drainage networks and eventually contribute to pollution in the Yamuna.
Cabinet Minister Ashish Sood said earlier governments had moved dairies out of residential colonies without adequately addressing scientific cow-dung disposal and basic infrastructure. He described the Goyla facility as an example of the government’s focus on implementation and accountability.
The inauguration was attended by Mayor Pravesh Wahi, Deputy Mayor Monika Pant, MLA Sandeep Sehrawat and other officials. The plant’s next operational requirement will be regular participation by dairy operators and the sustained collection of dung for conversion into compressed biogas and organic fertiliser.
