Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is working towards achieving increased income for farmers by lowering costs, and creating job opportunities in rural India. Launching Indiaâs first-ever diesel tractor converted to CNG, here on Saturday in the presence of Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Parshottam Rupala and Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh, Shri Gadkari said, the most important benefit for the farmer will be to save more than one lakh rupees annually on fuel costs, which will help them to improve their livelihood.Â
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The Minister said, CNG is a Clean Fuel, as it has the lowest content of carbon and other pollutants. It is economical as it has zero lead and is non-corrosive, non-dilutive and non-contaminating which helps in increasing the life of the engine and it requires less regular maintenance. It is cheaper as CNG prices are far more consistent than fluctuating Petrol price
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India’s first CNG tractor unveiled. Govt claims annual saving of ₹1 lakh on fuel costs
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari unveiled India s first CNG tractor that can reportedly save over ₹1 lakh annually on fuel costs, according to the government. The new tractor introduced today has been converted to CNG from diesel. Union Minister Gadkari is the owns the tractor that was converted to CNG and he was awarded the registration certificate by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel.
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Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has also claimed the test reports indicate that retrofitted CNG tractor produces more or equal power in comparison to the diesel-run unit
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will formally launch India s first-ever diesel tractor converted into a CNG tractor on February 12. The launch event will be attended by Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Gen (Retired) Dr, VK Singh, Narendra Singh Tomar and Purshottam Rupala.
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Nitin Gadkari to launch India s first CNG tractor today
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will launch India s first CNG tractor that could save about Rs 1 lakh annually on fuel costs today. The tractor has been converted to CNG from diesel. India s first-ever diesel tractor, converted to CNG, will be formally launched by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari tomorrow (Friday), the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had said in a statement.
It added that the conversion, carried out jointly by Rawmatt Techno Solutions & Tomasetto Achille India, will help farmers increase their income by lowering costs and help in creating job opportunities in rural India.