The project
is expected to bring significant socio-economic and environmental
benefits both at local and global level.
The potential benefits
include
Socio-economic benefits
Illumination and safe drinking water for 2500 households
Cooking
gas (biogas) supply for all the households Equitable
irrigation water supply for at least half an acre for each
household. Establishment
of agro-industry units, generation of employment and incomes
Empowerment Reduction
in drudgery for women and children
Capacity Building Development
of village level institutions. Capacity
building of village communities, NGOs, entrepreneurs, researchers Evolution
of appropriate bio-energy policy.
Information dissemination Awareness
creation on bioenergy among rural communities, NGOs, bankers
and policy makers
Environmental Benefits Carbon
dioxide reduction through fossil fuel substitution Land
reclamation through forestry through development of biomass
on about 3000 hectares of forest, community and farm lands
through various models. Biomass
conservation to reduce pressure on trees and forests