India's first-ever diesel tractor converted to CNG launched today.Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday launched this tractor.

In a statement, Gadkari said, "Government is working towards achieving increased income for farmers by lowering costs and creating job opportunities in rural India. The most important benefit for the farmers by this tractor will be to save more than one lakh rupees annually on fuel costs, which will help them to improve their livelihood." He further added, "It is also part of Waste to Wealth movement, as stubble (Parali) can be used as a raw material for producing Bio-CNG which will help the farmers to earn more."

Sharing the benefits of the CNG, 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."
Union Ministers including Dharmendra Pradhan, Parshottam Rupala and General (Retd) Dr V K Singh also present in the launching event.

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