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What is the Indian name of bio-gas and why is it called so?

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The Indian name of biogas is gobar gas. cow dung, various plant materials like the residue after harvesting the crops, vegetable waste and sewage are decomposed in the absence of oxygen to give bio-gas. Since the starting material is mainly cow-dung, it is popularly known as gobar gas.


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