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Pine (Pinus)
Context
Bio-energy projects set up by the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA), to use the vast quantities of flammable pine needles for generating electricity have been “unsuccessful”, with officials saying appropriate technology does not yet exist to use them.
- The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has initiated bio-energy projects to use pine needles for generating electricity.
- These projects have been largely unsuccessful due to the lack of appropriate technology.
- Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forests cover about 16.36% or about 3,99,329 hectares of the total forest area in Uttarakhand.
- These forests generate over 15 lakh tonnes of pine leaves annually.
- If even 40% of this estimated quantity could be used along with other agricultural residues, it could significantly aid the state’s power requirements and also serve as a source of employment and livelihood.
- As per estimates, over 15 lakh tonnes of pine leaves are annually generated.
Issues
- The steep forest slopes in the State
- vulnerability to attacks by animals such as leopards
- Insufficient labour available at remunerative rates
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