Manure Studied as a Plentiful Fuel Source - Houston Chronicle

[Guest guest]

When I first got our cow from the goshala, our Vet, who is also the Local

Government Vet, told me that the Government has a scheme, that they will

come and build me a small bio gas tank. If I pay 1000 Rupees, they will pay

the rest. The tank will be big enough to manage the manure for 5 cows.

 

At the time I had neither the money nor the space to have such a tank,

however, I am considering now to have this tank build, if they still

offering to do it.

Dr.Nanda Krishna said that they stopped the scheme. There was either some

fault in the design or not enough people want the thing. I don't know.

 

In India cows are most of the time tied up, because of lack of grazing

Land.

People have, from time in memorial, used dried cow dung for fuel. I use the

cow patties to burn at night to control the mosquitoes, who bother my ox

Balaram.

We tried to put a net on him, however, he tor it apart with his big horns.

I use a big mosquitoes net for the female cows.

 

there is a lot of info on Love4cow.com

 

http://www.love4cow.com/bio-eneryandruraldevelopment.htm

 

http://www.love4cow.com/documents.htm

 

y.s.

Hrimati dasi

[Guest guest]

I set up a bio-gas plant in the Mayapur gurukul back in 1984 with assistance

from the West Bengal government. I think we paid about 25% and the

government paid the rest. The design was Chinese and worked very well,

producing enough gas to fire a large burner for cooking lunch, and there was

enough left over for a gas lamp in the evenings and for heating up the milk.

It took one man about two hours a day to collect and mix the gobber from the

Goshalla. After the gobber had produced gas, it came out from the plant bug

free and somehow more suitable as a fertilizer, the agricultural department

loved it. I'm afraid I don't know the technical details as my interest was

economical. It was very simple and worked, though I don't think it is used

anymore, actually I don't think the kitchen is used any more, but I haven't

been that side for more than 15 years so I can't really say.

 

Y.S.

Murari gupta das.

[Guest guest]

>...... but I haven't

>been that side for more than 15 years so I can't really say.

 

According to my son Abhay, they are still using it.

Also the goshala has a new big tank.