<span style="color: #222222;">The government today launched an innovative initiative aimed at setting up of Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make it available in the market for use in automotive fuels by inviting Expression of Interest from potential entrepreneurs. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The initiative is aimed at providing Sustainable alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) as a development effort that would benefit both vehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs.     </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government has planned to set up  5,000 Compressed Bio Gas plants in the country in the next five years with an investment of around one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This has the potential of providing 75 thousand direct employment opportunities and lakhs of indirect jobs.  The plants will also produce Bio-fertilizers as a by-product which can be utilized by farmers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, compressed biogas has a huge potential to become the fuel of the future. The Minister said the government is promoting Bio-fuels to reduce import dependence,  double farmers income and ensuring foreign exchange savings. </span>