NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed optimism that green fuel will end the need for the use of petrol in vehicles in India after five years.

On Thursday, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth awarded him an honorary doctorate of science in Akola, Maharashtra, where he delivered the announcement.

The Union minister made this statement in Maharashtra's Akola on Thursday, July 7,  where he was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth.

''With full faith, I would like to say that petrol will eliminate from the country after five years. Your cars and two-wheelers will either be on green hydrogen, ethonal flex-fuel, compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG),'' he said.

Gadkari also urged agricultural researchers and specialists to work on raising the sector's growth from 12 percent to 20 percent over the following five years.

The farmers in Maharashtra are very talented, the union minister said while stressing the requirements to guide and train them with new research and technology.

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