Kandla becomes first Green SEZ | UPSC
HEADLINES:
Kandla becomes first Green SEZ
WHY IN NEWS:
- Achieves CII’s IGBC ( Indian Green Building Council) Green Cities Platinum Rating
- IGBC Green Platinum rating awarded to Kandla SEZ
- Government of India working towards ensuring environmentally sustainable development
MINISTRY? :- Ministry of Commerce & Industry
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Ports : SEZ
ISSUE:
KANDLA BECOMES FIRST GREEN SEZ
- Kandla SEZ (KASEZ) was awarded IGBC Platinum Rating today.
- KASEZ is the First Green SEZ to achieve the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating for Existing Cities.
- The efforts of KASEZ team were applauded especially noting the fact that this was accomplished in Bhuj region where water conservation and afforestation are critical interventions.
IGBC Platinum rating has been awarded for ‘Green master planning, policy initiatives and implementation of green infrastructure’ by CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
IGBC GREEN SEZS
The Indian Green Building Council along with Ministry of Commerce & Industry has prepared the Green SEZ guidelines.
- The rating system encourages the projects to surpass the requirements of many codes and standards.
- The rating programme is a tool which enables the designer to apply green concepts and criteria, so as to reduce the environmental impacts, which are measurable.
- The programme covers methodologies to cover diverse climatic zones and changing lifestyles.
FEATURES
- IGBC Green SEZ Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme.
- The rating system has been developed based on materials and technologies that are presently available.
The objective of IGBC Green SEZ is to facilitate the creation of energy efficient, water efficient, healthy, comfortable and environmentally friendly SEZ.
- The rating system evaluates certain credit points using a prescriptive approach and other credits on a performance based approach.
- The rating system is evolved so as to be comprehensive and at the same time user-friendly.
- The rating programme uses well accepted national standards and wherever local or national standards are not available, appropriate international benchmarks have been considered.
BENEFITS
- Reduction in energy use and connected load leading to savings in infrastructure investments
- Reduction in potable water savings and public investments related to waste water treatment
Reduction in fuel use for transport, thereby saving on oil import bills
- Organised handling of waste and waste management
- Incubation of green building materials manufacturers, thereby leading to lower cost of creating green SEZ’s.
BENEFITS AT LOCAL LEVEL
- Encourage local economy
- Better quality of life for the occupants of SEZ’s
- Optimum utilization of resources-Energy, Water
- Reduced operational cost for the occupants
OVERVIEW
IGBC Green SEZ addresses green features under the following categories:
WHEN TO USE IGBC GREEN SEZS
The project team can evaluate all the possible points to apply under the rating system using a suitable checklist.
CERTIFICATION LEVELS
- Different levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned.
- However, every Green SEZ should meet certain mandatory requirements, which are non-negotiable.
The threshold criteria for certification/pre-certification levels are as under:
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Originally published at https://www.iasbhai.com on July 26, 2021.