by selling farm waste, their modest situation improved enough for them to build a temple for shiva.thers want to join them. this mountain of farm waste doesn't belong to the plant but rather to a middle man. what was once worthless now has a market value. increasingly, people are moving away from coal and employing farm waste as fuel. >> it is good for the farmers. more competition means better prices. when someone makes me an offer in rupees, someone else might come along and offer double. as a farmer, i sell to the buyer offering the best price. >> i was purchasing the material about 600 rupees per ton. now i am pay 2100, 2200 per ton. so the prices have increased more then 3 folds and that is because of the competition even though competitors might offer higher prices, farmers will still supply the plant. plant owners want to generate power using biomass, and the farmers want to offer them a reliable supply. this will be a long term revenue source for them. and this has increased their quality of life. so everybody is happy that this plant has come (06:35) >> everyone benefits fr