Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) launches its Mangaluru Chapter
Mangaluru: Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on Wednesday launched its 26th Chapter in Coastal city of Mangaluru in a formal event at Hotel Taj Gateway in the city in the presence of Council’s National Chairman V Suresh and State Chairman Syed Mohammed Beary and other dignitaries.
The council which offers a wide array of services which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes was formed in 2001 and is a part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The event began with the opening remarks of Syed Mohammed Beary who stressed upon the need to switch to sustainable development to save the environment and planet earth. Adding that the 21st century belongs to India he said “Sustainability is in India's ethos, we need not learn about it from others. Taj Mahal is the best example of sustainability. This is time to rise to the occasion and do it as a duty”.
Syed Mohammed Beary also added that the IGBC has advised the government to convert the smart city projects into green city.
“Green is fashion and it should become passion. And for sustainable development both architect and developer has an important role to play” he said while advising architect students present in the event to work towards sustainable development.
He also urged the MLAs to help the initiative through government.
Council’s national chairman V Suresh while addressing the event, stressed upon how population rise in India has made sustainability difficult in urban areas.
“Our population has increased more than four folds since Independence and this has made sustainability difficult in urban areas. We are on the urge of running out of drinking water in major cities of the world. Green Building and the role on IGBC in such a scenario is very important” he said.
“We started in 2001 with a road map, and now in 2019 we stand at 6.92 billion sq ft of green print. We are now moving with an aim of having this number at 10 billion by Independence day on 2022” he said while briefing about several of the key achievements of the council.
D B Mehta, Chairman of the IGBC Mangaluru Chapter in his address said that the aim and goal of all the stakeholders of the Mangaluru chapter will be the same as to how we can bring sustainable development in Mangaluru.
“The important challenge in Mangaluru will not be building green buildings but to maintain it and see through how the users take it forward”
“Waste management is also important aspect we need to work on, it’s a poison thats gone into earth and will take centuries to get eliminated” he further noted.
Mangaluru North MLA Dr. Bharath Shetty also addressed the event and said “We are at a stage where we are destroying and exploiting nature to an extent of no return. We are seeing money in everything. We see trees, we see money in it. We see sand, we see money in it. I am really happy that IGBC Mangaluru chapter has been launched”.
Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyadas Kamath also wished luck to the Mangaluru Chapter and promised full cooperation and support from the Government.
Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer, Mangaluru University Registrar Airani Mohammed Khan also spoke about the need of such initiatives.
Student Chapters at various colleges and institutions were also formally launched at the event.
M Anand, Principal Counselor of IGBC compered the event.
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Elephant calf brought from Bijnor kept under care at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Pilibhit (PTI): A 19-day-old elephant calf, brought from Bijnor, was placed under care at the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Sunday, an official said and added that the calf got separated from its mother in the forest area of Bijnor.
The calf was born on December 2 in the Bijnor forest area and got separated from its mother shortly after birth, the official said.
The forest department made several attempts to reunite it with its mother, but without any success. To ensure the calf's safety and better care, it was decided to transfer it to the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on the instructions of senior officials.
On Saturday, Deputy Director Manish Singh received the calf. Special arrangements have been made in the reserve for its care. It has been kept in a safe and clean environment to provide it with a natural setting and protect it from external noise and disturbances.
Singh told reporters that raising an 19-day-old calf is challenging.
It requires a special diet as a substitute for mother's milk and constant monitoring.
He said a special team has been formed to provide 24-hour care. Since the calf is very young, it is being cared for like a newborn baby.
According to Singh, the primary responsibility for monitoring the calf's health has been entrusted to PTR's veterinarian, Dr Daksh Gangwar. Under his supervision, a complete record of the calf's health checkups, diet, and body temperature is being maintained. The team is ensuring that the calf does not contract any infection.
