Local newspapers in Chhattisgarh especially Dainik Bhaskar reported on
December 26, 2006 that railway has dropped the plan to run biodiesel
train between Raipur and Dhamtari. According to this report Jatropha
Biodiesel is affecting the performance of engine. There is need to
modify engine according to Jatropha which is not possible at this
stage. Railway mixed 5 percent Biodiesel in commercial diesel and it
resulted in this failure. It is big blow to Jatropha promoters. Still
they are not sure about its performance and without confirming it the
large-scale plantation of Jatropha is in progress in full swing.

Pankaj Oudhia