Green Good Deeds

Green Good Deeds, the societal movement launched by the Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
It has been launched to protect environment and promote good living in the country.
The ongoing BRICS Ministerial on Environment at Durban, South Africa, has agreed to include “Green Good Deeds” in its official agenda in the next Ministerial in Brazil and another meeting in Russia.
Harsh Vardhan had formally launched the nation-wide campaign in January 2018. He enlisted the cooperation of thousands of people – students, teachers, voluntary organisations, Residents Welfare Associations and professionals to adopt these deeds.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change had drawn up a list of over 500 Green Good Deeds and asked people to alter their behaviour to Green Good Behaviour to fulfil their Green Social Responsibility.
These small, positive actions, to be performed by individuals or organisations to strengthen the cause of environmental protection have been put up on a mobile App named “Dr Harsh Vardhan”.

Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project and laid the Foundation Stone of the Pakul Dul Power Project in Jammu & Kashmir.
Pakal Dul, with 1000 MW capacity, will be the largest Hydro Power Project in Jammu & Kashmir on completion. It is also the first storage Project in Jammu & Kashmir.
330 MW Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project, located in Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a run of river scheme.
Kishangana H.E. Project will provide a free power of 13 per cent to the state, which will be around Rs. 133 crore per year.
The Project was handed over to NHPC for execution by the State Government after an MoU was signed between J&K Govt. and Ministry of Power, Govt of India in July 2000.
The project cost of Pakal Dul as per CCEA sanction is Rs. 8112.12 crore and it is supported by the Government of India as well as the Government of J&K.

Asita

Another name of River Yamuna is Asita.
The Yamuna River Front Development (RFD) project is also been named as Asita.
The Yamuna RFD project being implemented by Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
Yamuna RFD project aims to restore, revive and rejuvenate the river’s floodplains and make them accessible to the people of Delhi.
River Front “walks”, a major component of the project, will enable people to develop a relationship with river Yamuna.
The project envisages creating a green buffer area approx. 300mts wide along the river edge with species of riverine ecology.
Besides, a wide belt of 150mts along the peripheral roads will be developed as greenways for public amenities that will include a continuous trail of pathways and cycle tracks.

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