The Agricultural Development Bank, Dhangadi district office Thursday announced that it had invested Rs. 93 million under its alternative energy programme in nine districts of Seti and Mahakali zones so far since the beginning of the programme. The office supported the establishment of bio-gas plant in fiscal year 2048/49 BS, solar energy program in 2056/57 BS, rural electrification in 2054/55 BS, community land irrigation in the financial year 2050/51 BS, and underground water irrigation in the fiscal year 2048/49 BS. In the current fiscal year 2062/63 BS, about 3,600 households benefited from the bio-gas plants constructed with the loans offered by the bank and the financial grants from the government. Likewise, 628 households benefited from the solar energy progarmme. The ADB, the government and the Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP) have jointly invested Rs. 4.8 million in 16 rural districts to generate 200 kw of electric energy which has benefited 1,400 households.