Updated on Monday, January 15, 2007, 00:00 IST

Jaipur, Jan 15: A bio-fuel plant would be set up in the tribal belt of Banswara, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited's Chairman and Managing Director M B Lal said here yesterday.

HPCL has sought about 20,000 hectares of wasteland for jatropa and other related plants' cultivation in Banswara district, he told reporters here.

HPCL was also looking for such wasteland in Chhattisgarh and it was exploring possibilities of setting up more such plants, he said.

The company was working on providing LPG and CNG gas to domestic consumers, Lal added.

Bureau Report