Tuesday, February 23, 2010

haryana and rainwater harvesting

Feb 23– The Haryana Environment Minister, Capt. Ajay Singh
Yadav said that Haryana Government was contemplating to set up a Nodal
Centre at Chandigarh and Sub Nodal Centres at district levels so that
the concept of rain harvesting system could be encouraged in the State
for the optimum use of rain water.

These views were expressed by Capt. Yadav while addressing a seminar
organised by Environment Department and Search Foundation on the
concept of green buildings at Gurgaon today.

Capt. Yadav said that with a view to maintain clean and pollution
free environment, the concept of green buildings should be encouraged
so that the problem of water and energy could be overcome in the near
future. He gave a clarion call to the architects and builders that
they should help in a big way to fulfill the dream of green buildings.

While expressing his concern on the increasing pollution, he
maintained that efforts should be made for the permanent solution of
this problem by constructing green buildings which conserve more
resources. He said that it should be ensured that the clearance of
Environment Department should be seek while constructing buildings
over an area of 20,000 sq.mts.
The Environment Minister said that a number of activities were going
on in the State, especially at Gurgaon as it was near the National
Capital Delhi. He stressed the need for optimum conservation of rain
water. He said that the green buildings help us in saving 35 to 40 per
cent energy. Similarly, 30 to 40 per cent water could also be saved by
constructing green buildings.
The Chairman of Haryana State Environment Impact Evaluation
Authority, Mr K.S. Bhoria said that Haryana Government was using green
techniques and efforts were on to promote green buildings so that
environment could be protected.
The President of Search Foundation, Dr Dhiraj Kumar said that during
next 20 years the population of the country would be doubled and in
the same ratio warming and green gas houses would be developed which
were against the environment. He said that Search Foundation would
construct a nodal centre for the use of rain water.

Chairman of Indian Green Buildings Council, Dr Prem Chand Jain
apprised in the seminar about the brief history rating system of green
buildings.

On the occasion, a number of architects, engineers and builders
expressed their views.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Nice to see some good measures are being taken for solving the problem of water shortage which is becoming common is most of the urban areas of the country
Rainwater tanks