New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh's Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) sector has attracted around Rs 3,500 crore in investment and generated employment for around 25,000 people, with around 20 plants currently operational and another 70-80 expected to be built, Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said on Wednesday.

"Around 20 plants are working and 70-80 more are going to be built. Up to Rs 3,500 crores of investment has been made and 25,000 people have got employment through that," Shahi told ANI on the sidelines of the second day of India Bioenergy and Tech Expo and 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy and Technologies.

Shahi said Uttar Pradesh has made significant progress in green energy in recent year...