CGR unveils Green Manifesto

Hyderabad: Council for Green Revolution (CGR) on Tuesday released Green Manifesto for Hyderabad to all political parties to be included in their party manifestoes for the February 2 GHMC elections. Speaking to media person here, CGR chief executive officer G Narayana Rao said Hyderabad city was once considered as the city of gardens and pride of South India.

Presently, the problems of Hyderabad were multiple and bewildering with the population explosion in four decades, he said, adding that transformation of Hyderabad urban management could be achieved by promoting able leadership, dynamic administrative machinery and effective citizenry and so on.

Sustainable management of natural resources required an integrated approach to closing the cycles of natural resources, energy and waste within cities. Spatial planning systems were essential for the implementation of city-wide policies for sustainable development, tourism and leisure activities could have significant impacts on the quality of a city cultural heritage, he said.

Narayana Rao said presently urban development had been taking place at faster pace without considering environmental security and ambience. To maintain urban environmental balance and to promote environmental action among individuals, the CGR had taken forward several initiatives like observing the Earth Day, Environment Day, Biodiversity Day and so on, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, policy expert D Narasimha Reddy suggested to the State government to take initiatives to solve problems including energy, human, water, land and ecological through cyclical system.

Every house, residence or building should be a production –cum–conservation centre and move away gradually from consumption-only facilities and activities. Environmental experts Purushotham Reddy, Laxma Reddy and others were present.