24-04-2025
Biradahalli panchayat wins climate action award
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Hassan: Biradahalli, a remote village in the district, was honoured with the Climate Action Special Panchayat Award at Madhubani, Bihar, on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
Panchayat development officer (PDO) HR Girish Kumar received the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The panchayat received Rs 75 lakh as the prize money for its intervention towards making the panchayat
zero carbon
.
This gram panchayat, located in Sakaleshapur taluk on the Sakaleshapur-Belur road, has won several awards for its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and its pro-environmental initiatives.
According to PDO Girish Kumar, the award money will be utilised for buying an e-auto for garbage disposal and other
green initiatives
in the village, including the adoption of
solar power
for more public utility buildings.
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This gram panchayat was selected for the award for successfully implementing various green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions. According to the PDO, they took up the task of shifting to renewable energy sources for daily needs three years ago. "Ours is a small village with an annual revenue of Rs 12 lakh. Our population is 4,145," he said.
"Our work started with the installation of a solar rooftop on the panchayat building. Through this, we were able to bring down the monthly electricity bill from Rs 1,500 to Rs 600-700," he said. Currently, everything from the rain gauging centre to the fence, CCTV, internet, and post office in the village runs on solar power. Twenty solar high mast street lights and 190 solar lights have been installed to reduce electricity usage," he said.
"Our next goal is to power the hospital and anganwadi with solar energy," he said. The village also banned single-use plastic to keep the environment clean. Other green initiatives, like the plantation of 1 lakh saplings, garbage segregation at the source, and scientific waste disposal, have now made the gram panchayat eco-friendly, explained officials.
