The Alathur grama panchayat in Palakkad district on Saturday launched an ambitious project aimed at becoming the first carbon-neutral civic body in the country by 2025. The project, named Net Zero Alathur 2025, was declared at a function held at the grama panchayat hall at Alathur near here on Saturday.
As a first step, the civic body will measure the total carbon emission level in the panchayat before chalking out specific programmes to reduce that level. Equator Geo, a start-up venture with international experience in carbon trading, will conduct the carbon mapping of Alathur. The entire land in the panchayat, irrespective of private and government ownership, will be studied. The land use, energy use, the number of vehicles and waste disposal will be considered for carbon mapping.
In the next three years, the emission level will be reduced to zero by involving all stakeholders, particularly the Kudumbashree and volunteer groups.
