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BANGALORE: “All new government buildings in the State will now have three or four star GRIHA (Green Ratings for Integrated Habitat Assessment) ratings, India’s national rating system for green buildings,” announced S V Ranganath, chief secretary, Karnataka. Speaking during the inauguration of ‘Green Building Regional Conference and Exhibition 2011, Inovations in Green Buildings-the GRIHA approach’ here on Friday, he expressed his concern over the sprawling urbanisation and constructions which has been a great challenge to the environment. He said that according to McKinsey report, by 2035 five major states in India, of which one being Karnataka, is expected to be urbanised by more than 50 per cent. Dr A Ramachandran, chairman, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said, “Urbanisation is inevitable but has to be managed. The government has to make implementation of GRIHA compulsory to minimise building’s resource consumption, waste generation and maintain the overall ecological impact.” “Government has to address urbanisation and environmental aspects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) in the upcoming 12th Five Year Plan. In addition, there should be a connection in the development among cities. For instance in Karnataka, Bangalore is highly developed, so similar development connection should be there in other cities like Mysore” he added. Meanwhile R K Pachauri, director general, TERI, said “Generally people have a myth that green buildings are a luxury and expensive, but it saves cost and is energy efficient.”
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