Mother cow’s blessings to power UP’s $1 trillion economy: CM Yogi

Lucknow, Aug 2025 : Uttar Pradesh’s rural economy is set to get a boost under CM Yogi Adityanath’s vision and the blessings of ‘mother cow’. For the first time, methane will be produced from cow dung on a large-scale producing fuel that can power vehicles over long distances creating rural jobs and strengthening the green economy.

The experts on the matter are of the view that cow dung from a single cow can yield methane which is equal to 225 litres of petrol every-year. After going through a purification process producing compressed biogas can drive a car over 5,500 km.

Uttar Pradesh, Go- Sewa-Aayog Chairman Shyam Bihari Gupta said that, from stray bovines, the state receives an average of 54 lakh kilograms of dung per day. This dung can be processed in CBG plants and used for purposes ranging from methane production to household cooking fuel in rural areas, heating fuel for small industries, and as an organic solution in natural farming. This can potentially generate annual earnings worth lakhs of rupees.

The OSD of the Go- Sewa-Aayog, Dr. Anurag Srivastava added “Methane farming can become an alternative to fossil fuels in the future. The UP-Government’s initiative in this area is promoting the concept of ‘Waste to Wealth,’ which will provide effective fuel for transportation and the green economy. The methane produced from the dung of each bovine is a form of natural gas, which is both environmentally friendly and economical.