Taking a step forward towards a greener environment, Delhi Police chief Bhim Sain Bassi on Friday inaugurated India’s first green police station at Maurice Nagar police station to mark the World Environment Day. Promoting the use of medieval Indian techniques to support Green India, Bassi said, “We should not fiddle with the natural processes especially with the ones that cannot be sustained.”Increasing the use of ancient techniques and methods to reduce the level of scorching heat, the police department has come up with ways using earthen pots, biodegradable toilet, lED lights instead of bulbs and use of bamboo in furniture to bring down the carbon footprint to zero.
“The level of power consumption is huge in police stations as we use numerous air conditioners and coolers so we came up with an idea of using earthen pots coated with slaked lime on the rooftop to cool down the temperature to avoid solar insulation and increase natural cooling,” said DCP (North), Madhur Verma. Also 400 areca palm trees were planted in police station and its surroundings, one sapling being planted by Bassi himself in the event. This plant is known to have maximum carbon consumption capacity. The biodegradable toilet is installed in the police station as a pilot experiment by Wockhardt Foundation which is waiting for its success so as to increase the numbers in other police stations of the country.
“The toilet runs with a system of generating gas and water without creating any sewage which turns out to be the worst source of water pollution. The gas can be used in generating biodegradable products and water can be used for gardening or any other use,” Wockhardt Foundation CEO Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwalal said. Encapsulating the essence of healthy environment, police department was seen serving coconut water and healthy drinks in kullads to promote their initiative. Another striking feature of the event was graffiti, creating awareness about green environment, done on the walls by Delhi University students.