The current consumption on domestic firewood in India is about

18.6 million tonnes

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146.5 million tonnes

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1246 million tonnes

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21870 million tonnes

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Solution

The correct option is D 146.5 million tonnes
More than 55% of the country's energy requirement comes from traditional biomass energy sources, which are crop residues, twigs, leaves, firewood and dung cake. The current consumption on domestic fire wood in India is about 146.5 million tones.
So, the correct answer is '146.5 million tonnes'

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