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The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh launched a new initiative in Ayodhya aimed at linking environmental conservation with economic growth to strengthen the institutional framework for carbon credit trading.
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- The Chief Minister instructed officials to engage village councils, forest officials, farmers, and local communities in the plantation drive.
- It is essential to enhance public awareness about the government’s incentives related to carbon credit benefits to foster greater community participation in the initiative.
- Under the Amrit Sarovar programme, efforts are underway to rejuvenate reservoirs, ancient rivers, waterbodies, and forests across the state, enabling the absorption of millions of carbon credits.
- Each village council will be registered for carbon credits based on various eco-friendly activities such as tree plantation, water source conservation, and organic farming.
- The government will collaborate with expert organizations to ensure that the certification process is both simple and transparent.
- A substantial share of the revenue generated from carbon credit trading will be directed to local communities.
- Ayodhya, where the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister reviewed the plantation drive along the Saryu River and Amrit Sarovars, is set to become a model for the state’s emerging ‘green economy’.
- The initiative will soon integrate ongoing environmental efforts with the international carbon credit market.
- This effort is significant not only for protecting the environment but also for boosting the rural economy.
- Carbon absorption and credit trading are being positioned as new pathways to environmental and economic progress.
- Certificates of recognition were awarded to Anita Yadav and Sheela Devi for their work on the Vedic forest, and to Shailja Pandey, Shanti Devi, and Rakesh Kumar for reviving the Tilodaki Ganga River.
