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New ‘carbon-neutral’ hubs
April 18 , 2023
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- The Tamil Nadu government has selected Rajapalayam and Rameswaram to be made ‘carbon-neutral hubs’.
- Rajapalayam is strategically situated at the foothills of the pristine Western Ghats, with reserved forests.
- It is also part of an important catchment for the upper Vaippar river basin.
- Rameswaram, a spiritual destination, attracts thousands of tourists every day.
- To achieve carbon-neutrality, the government has planned to take following steps:
- Establishing bio-CNG plants for wet waste processing,
- Promoting a low-emission lifestyle through land use planning,
- Removal of accumulated waste through biomining, and
- Increasing low-emission transport systems.
- It will also work for increasing the carbon sink through afforestation.
- It establishing material recovery facilities to reduce ocean-bound plastic.
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