Additional Chief Secretary, Planning in Himachal Pradesh, Shrikant Baldi on Thursday said the hill State is a pioneer in the country which is heading towards green growth.
Presiding over a meeting with World Bank Team headed by Eun Joo Allison Yi, Senior Operations Officer, Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF Program Manager) here, Baldi said that Korea is a leading country in the world committed towards green growth likewise
Baldi said that World Bank Team has come to Shimla on the invitation of Himachal Pradesh Government to provide technical expertise and consultancy in meeting out the objectives of sustainable Green Growth. He said that Shimla town had been selected under AMRUT Mission while Dharamshala had been chosen under Smart City. The official said that World Bank Team with the Korean experts could provide their expertise in systematic urban development, solid waste management, transport management and sustainable green growth.
The Additional chief secretary said that demographic profile of Korea and Himachal Pradesh is almost same so we can make use of their experiences and expertise in systematic and sustainable green growth. He asked all the line departments such as Urban Development, Transport, Environment, Science and Technology, Forest, Education and Municipal Corporation, Shimla etc. to make optimum use of World Bank Team expertise.
Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Manisha Nanda said that the department of Urban Development and TCP alongwith Transport and other line Departments would have detailed discussions including field visits with Korea World Bank Team to chalk out future plans for the State especially for Shimla and Dharamshala.
The visiting World Bank official Eun Joo Allison Yi said that Korea is an island scarce with natural resources and has no choice but to import almost every raw material and was very susceptible towards disasters like floods, high temperature and climate change. She said that Korea conceptualized Green Growth in early in 2008 and now has emerged as a leader in the globe in this field.
She said that cent percent garbage including food waste was scientifically not only disposed but energy is being generated out of it.