India News | West Bengal Creating ‘green Barrier’ at Inter-state Border to Curb Flow of Pollutants
Kolkata, July 26 (PTI) The government was planting saplings of tall trees along the inter-state border in the Jangal Mahal region to form a ‘green barrier’ for preventing air-borne particulate matters from entering West Bengal, the assembly was told on Friday.
Replying to a query by BJP MLA Biswanath Karak, Environment Minister Md Ghulam Rabbani said 6,000 such saplings have already been planted in Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura districts.
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Rabbani said the state government was committed to reducing the use of fossil fuel and has decided to provide 1,500 e-cycles to police stations.
“This will encourage the use of e-two wheelers for patrolling whenever possible, and give a positive message to save the climate,” he said.
Rabbani also urged Speaker Biman Banerjee to consider the proposal of installing a noise monitoring device in the assembly, which will help in monitoring the decibel level in central Kolkata.
Taking a dig at the opposition, the minister said that such a device “can also help to measure the din during debates and sloganeering in the assembly”, sparking laughter in the House.
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