Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar addresses school children and architecture students on green features of New Paryavaran Bhawan Adopt habits and attitudes that protect earth and conserv

Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar addresses school children and architecture students on green features of New Paryavaran Bhawan Adopt habits and attitudes that protect earth and cons

On the occasion of Children's Day, Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State (I/C) for Environment, Forests & Climate Change said that we need to adopt habits and attitudes which are mindful of the earth and environment. He was addressing children from Chougule Public School & students of School of Planning and Architecture, introducing them to the green features of New Paryavaran Bhawan. Welcoming them to the New Paryavaran Bhawan and wishing the children on the occasion of Children's Day, the Minister talked of the need to adopt small steps like switching off lights and other devices when not in use, in order to save energy. Shri Javadekar emphasized that there is no contradiction between adopting such environment-friendly habits and the ability to lead a comfortable lifestyle. He added that children should also be aware of the origins of daily-use items like milk, paper as well as their production processes, the people involved in their production and the impact they have on the environment.

In a unique event, the school children and students were given a presentation on the features of the New Paryavaran Bhawan, followed by a conducted tour of the building.The Minister announced that such conducted tours of the green building for school children, shall be a regular feature. He said that school children are welcome and are encouraged to visit this unique building.

Background: New Paryavaran Bhawan, A Green Building
The New Paryavaran Bhawan is a 'Green Building' with state of art modern amenities and comfort with Intelligent Building Management System which optimizes energy consumption. It holds the unique distinction of being a "net zero energy" building, with 100% on-site power generation. It provides for 40% savings in electricity and 55% savings in water with zero discharge. It is the first building in Govt. sector with highest green ratings - 5 star GRIHA rating, and Platinum LEED India rating. The design of New Paryavaran Bhawan is focussed on increasing efficiency of resource usage & minimizing impact on human habitat and environment. This has been achieved through careful site planning, appropriate building form, material usage, easy maintenance, very low effluent disposal and onsite energy production.
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