(a) whether the Union Government proposes to carry
out a gamut of climate friendly activities under the
Eleventh Five Year Plan pilot projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government proposes to
implement several different norms for energy efficiency and
water harvesting across different cities; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by
the Union Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT( SHRI SAUGATA ROY )
(a)to(d) : The National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
which is one of the missions under Prime Minister`s Action
Plan for Climate Change envisages a number of climate
friendly activities for creation of sustainable habitats.
The Mission will promote energy efficiency as an integral
component of urban planning and urban renewal through three
initiatives i.e. extension of the Energy Conservation
Building Code and incentives for retooling of existing
stock, recycling of material and urban waste management,
better urban planning and modal shift to public transport.
It is also proposed to develop a set of Sustainable Habitat
Parameters including norms related to energy efficiency
which shall be incentivized for implementation through
appropriate changes in municipal / state laws.
Revision of Building Bye-laws to make Rain Water
harvesting mandatory in buildings is a reform mandated
under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM). All the States have committed to accomplish the
reforms within the Mission period 2005-12. The Ministry
has also circulated model building bye-laws for this
purpose.