Kandla Special Economic Zone was declared the first Green Industrial City in the country by the Indian Green Industrial Building Council (IGBC). Environment No. in Kandla SEZ
In view of the various steps taken for the promotion of environment in Kandla SEZ, IGBC The zone was included in the list of the country’s first Green Industrial City on the occasion of World Environment Day.
IGBC ‘Issues including water, energy, waste, e-governance, green cover’ were taken into consideration for the Platinum level certification under Green.
The first initiative to plant trees using the Miyawaki method was taken under the leadership of the then Development Commissioner of the zone, Amiya Chandra.
A significant number of trees have been planted in Casez against the ‘resolution to plant 10 lakh trees’.
Upavas including Herbal Garden, Pushpavatika, Nakshatra Forest, Amrutavatika, Nilgiri Upavan, Guru Nanak Forest have been developed here and various fruit trees have been planted here.
Necessary steps were taken to make the special economic zone a ‘pollution free horn’ zone and to give more priority to the use of bicycles.
In addition, an initiative has been taken to generate electricity by placing a “solar plant” on the roof of the zone. Due to the significant number of trees planted, there is optimism that the rice birds will make the zone their sanctuary.