Microsoft PowerPoint - puducherry [Compatibility Mode]APPROACH AND ACTIVITIES
CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON
PREPARATION OF STATE LEVEL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE
MoE&F, New Delhi
Puducherry region (290
surrounded by Tamilnadu.
situated along the Bay of Bengal
sea coast surrounded by
situated along the Arabian
sea coast surrounded by
Yanam region (30 sq.kms) is situated in East coast
bounded on all sides by Andhra Pradesh
Rivers : Gouthamy Godavari
Coast length: Nil
COASTAL DISASTERS & PAST EXPERIENCE
Like any other South Indian Coastal State, the UT also faced the brunt of
Tsunami during 2004.
Being coastal in location, the UT is prone to cyclones and depressions. In
Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions, cyclones occur normally during
November and December.
Population (lakh) 0.26 0.17
Houses 3901 6160
Crops(Ha) 80 712
Increased vehicular volume
sewage and various wastes.
IMPACTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Depletion of ground water
Possibility of Sea water ingression Possibility of Sea water ingression
Degradation in environmental quality
Health hazards
ADMINISTRATION
Developing Social forestry
Adaptation of disaster management measures
Imposing ban on manufacturing, sale & usage of thin plastics of less than 51 microns
Action taken to Set up of comprehensive treatment facilities for sewage and various
wastes
Transforming Puducherry into an Eco-friendly Tourism centre and Knowledge City
MISSIONS ADOPTED
Solar Mission
Mission for Sustainable Habitat
Water MissionWater Mission
Agriculture
Implementing
to be adopted
programme’.
Promoting Solar water heating and solar
Setting up of State Solar
Power Plant.
for all four regions of U.T
1. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION
Going by its location, Puducherry can generate 5 to 7 units per sq.m on an average day.
Renewable Energy Agency of
industrial applications
Children park, Tourism Department, Hindu,
Christian and Muslim burial grounds etc.
by availing central financial assistance.
Solar cookers are distributed to the
public at 50% subsidy
Support to Research and
Implementing Department (s) / Authority
Electricity
Department
with Pondicherry
Solar power generation through
Puducherry Power Corporation Ltd.
by private operators and evacuation of
power through DISCOM.
Solar Street Lights
Public Works Department
Installed energy conserving
Heating in Government
Directorate of
Government Schools under mid-day meals
programme
(applicable to major building projects
(>20,000 sq.ft.))
Implementing
50% Subsidy
each ration card holders
Education Park.
incandescent bulbs
fossil fuels and to encourage energy
conservations.
laminar
(RPO) 2% of power purchase from
renewable energy sources.
Provision of CFL bulbs to households
under Bachat Yojana Lamp (BYL)
Tax concession on material and
appliances procured for renewable energy
products
Implementing
energy conservation devices.
Public lighting including traffic lights through
appropriate energy conserving devices
Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (Contd..)
Town and
Code and Green Concept Building Code
Debt servicing concessions will be extended by
financial institutions of Government of Puducherry to
green buildings which receive GRIHA certification
Dept. of
lighting in industrial estates/ SEZ’s
Encourage renewable energy projects through
financial package.
Implementing Department (s) / Authority
Transport Department
vehicles.
vehicles
Effective enforcement of Motor
Vehicle Act to discourage use ofVehicle Act to discourage use of
old vehicles.
project.
Health
Department
Installation of Bio Medical Waste Management Facilities in public sector hospitals.
Adaptation of preventive and mitigation measures to contain spreading of contagious diseases during natural calamities
Revenue and
Disaster
Preparation of Hazard Mapping to identify vulnerable zones for natural disasters
Mission for Sustainable Habitat (Contd..)
Disaster Management
Preparation of disaster management plans to tackle coastal disasters
Adaptation of appropriate mitigative measures to overcome man-made disasters
Local
Administration
Department
Treatment Facility in Puducherry
Systems in all Municipal Bodies and Communes.
Implementing
Potassium chlorides since 2000.
and also to use coal as fuel.
Operation of a Common Bio-
medical waste treatment facility
Encouraging wood gasification
Foster disposal of FRP waste
through co-processing in cement kiln,
first of its kind in India.
Ban on Usage of Plastic articles of
lesser than 51 microns thickness with
effect from 9th December 2009
Effective implementation of ban
microns)
industries
Up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Bio Gasification
RO Plant Installed in an Industry Co-Generation plant in Rice Mill
Up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Bio Gasification
4. Mission for Green Puducherry and Sustainable Agriculture
Implementing Department (s)
Forest
Department
Developing
tank bunds, coastal areas etc.,
Promotion and encouraging plantation in farmers
fields as- Agro –forestry
Creation of forestry recreational parks and gardens
Coastal shelterbelt plantation and natural calamity taken up in the
coastal areas. mitigation
Creation of green belt in and around the industries to
abate pollution
dry spell and suitable to rain fed agriculture
Use of genetic engineering to convert C-3 crops to
the more carbon responsive C-4 crops to achieve
greater photosynthetic efficiency for obtaining
increased productivity at higher levels of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere or sustain thermal
stresses
Collection and dissemination of information on
Fish availability status up to 12 nautical miles.
Climatic changes of the ocean.
Maintenance of bio diversity registers.
Demarcation of eco protected areas.
Conservation of genetic resources of marine flora
Mission for Green Puducherry and Sustainable Agriculture (Contd..)
Conservation of genetic resources of marine flora
and fauna.
Puducherry
Pollution
Control
Committee
Green belt for 20% of total land area of the
industry.
U.T of Puducherry
have ground water
Tax Policy intervention
to encourage water
drinking water problems in
Coastal Villages were
Project
Implementing
Agency
Water conservation and rain water harvesting measures were provided to the houses constructed under Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Programme.
Department of Agriculture
Incentives are given to the farmers of the UT in the
Encourage and Propagate Precision farming of cash
Water Mission (Contd..)
Agriculture farmers of the UT in the “Integrated Scheme for Development, Harvesting, Recharging and Conservation of Ground Water”.
The department of Agriculture has already taken action to conserve to water resources and increasing of soil productivity by cultivation less water consuming crops and implementation of the scheme such as Precision Farming.
Precision farming of cash crops viz., sugarcane, banana and coconut, etc. to benefit the farmers
Implement promotional programmes to optimize the use of water for agriculture purposes.
Monitoring of ground water through observatory wells.
6. Mission on Strategic Knowledge
Implementing
Conducted competitions for
change Eco-clubs in schools
under National Green Corps
region.
Conservation / Green Building
Mission on Strategic Knowledge (contd..)
Transport
Department
abandon old vehicles.
Introduce appropriate transport
fuel efficiency vehicles.
and access.
and related issues.
Change in period of two and four years, respectively.
REAP Conduct of mass awareness programmes for promotion
and propagation of renewable energy resources.
Planning and Research
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