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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Defence budget may get Rs 50,000-crore boost amid Operation Sindoor: Report
New Delhi: The Indian government is reportedly considering a significant boost to its defence budget, with a proposed additional allocation of Rs 50,000 crore for the purchase of weapons, ammunition, and technology following the recent Operation Sindoor.
This move, according to a report by India Today, may be approved during the Winter session of Parliament through a supplementary budget.
The extra funds would be directed towards addressing the armed forces' requirements, essential procurements, and enhancing research and development capabilities.
The Union Budget allocated a record Rs 6.81 lakh crore to the defence sector this year, marking a 9.53 percent increase from the previous year. Over the past decade, the NDA government has nearly tripled the defence budget. In 2014-15, the budget stood at Rs 2.29 lakh crore, while this year's allocation now accounts for 13.45 percent of the total national budget.
