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1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra), 3Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : Ramachandra T.V., Ganesh Hegde, Bharath Settur and Gautham Krishnadas, 2014. Bioenergy: A sustainable Energy Option for Rural India., Advances in Forestry Letters (AFL) Volume 3 Issue 1, March 2014.
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 [extn - 107],      Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR]
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,     Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass
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Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences.,
Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP),
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Tel: 91-080-22933099/22933503 (extn 107)
Fax: 91-080-23601428/23600085
Web: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy
Ganesh Hegde
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India
E-mail: ganesh@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Bharath Settur
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India
E-mail: settur@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Gautham Krishnadas
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India
E-mail: gautham@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Citation: Ramachandra T.V., Ganesh Hegde, Bharath Settur and Gautham Krishnadas, 2014. Bioenergy: A sustainable Energy Option for Rural India., Advances in Forestry Letters (AFL) Volume 3 Issue 1, March 2014.
Contact Address :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group,
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 - extn 107
Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR]
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,    Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy