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Uttarakhand
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Chhattisgarh
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Maharashtra
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Assam
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Detailed explanation-1: -The state of Maharashtra had the largest number of biogas plants in India, with over 931 thousand plants as of March 2022. Karnataka ranked second with nearly 513 thousand plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first digestion plant was built at a leper colony in Bombay, India in 1859. AD reached England in 1895 when biogas was recovered from a “carefully designed” sewage treatment facility and used to fuel street lamps in Exeter.
Detailed explanation-3: -Methan village in Sidhpur tehsil, Patan district of Gujarat saves 500 metric tonnes of fuelwood annually. They’ve been doing it for the last 15 years. This village is home to India’s largest biogas plant, run by Silver Jubilee Biogas Producers and Distributors Cooperative Society Limited.