Ex-Situ Crop Residue Management

THE Committee on economic analysis of alternative/ex-situ options of
crop residue management likes to express its sincere and whole hearted
thanks to Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR for his
foresight in formulating concepts and ideas for ex-situ management of crop
residues, for instituting this Committee and further for providing his
valuable inputs at various stages for finalizing the “Ex-situ Crop Residue
Management Options” document.
The Committee also extends its sincere thanks to the AS (DARE) and
Secretary (ICAR), Secretary, Ministry of Power, and Secretary, Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas and Director, ICAR-NIAP for valuable guidance
all through for drafting the recommendations.
Thanks are also due to all the members of the High Level Monitoring
Committee on In-situ Crop residue Management Central Sector Scheme,
Director ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal, Dr. KC Pandey, Project Coordinator of AICRP on
Energy in Agriculture and Agro Industries, Dr. Nalini Ranjan Kumar, Principal
Scientist, ICAR-NIAP, Dr. S.S. Sooch, Principal Scientist (Renewable Energy
Engineering), PAU, Ludhiana, Dr Mukesh Jain, Assistant Professor (FMPE),
CSHAU, Hissar, Dr. Panna Lal Singh, Principal Scientist, Agricultural
Engineering Division, ICAR for their outstanding support and cooperation
during the process of discussions and in finalizing the recommendations.
Member Secretary of this Committee Dr. Kanchan Kumar Singh, Assistant
Director General (Farm Engineering) is appreciated, by the rest of the
Committee, for his strenuous efforts in collating the information and drawing
a conceptual framework that formed the basis of our discussions and for the
overall coordination in formulation and finalization of the recommendations.