Kerala CMO to go ‘green’ as part of govt policy
trivandrum — The Kerala Chief Minister’s office (CMO) is all set to go “green” as part of the LDF government’s efforts to implement ‘Green Protocol’ in major staterun institutions including the secretariat here.
Haritha Keralam (Green Kerala) Mission, an ambitious programme envisaged by the government to make the state clean and green, with the support of state-run Suchitwa Mission, the nodal agency for sanitation, are jointly implementing the green protocol in government offices.
As part of the initiative, no plastic or disposable articles will be used in any of the meetings or functions in CMO and other offices in the Secretariat, official sources said.
Plastic bottles and carry bags, packaged drinking water, disposable plates and flex boards would be strictly kept at bay, they said.
Haritha Keralam Mission chief executive officer T N Seema said only eco-friendly articles would be used now onward in government offices including CMO.
“At present, plastic and disposable articles including glasses and plates are used widely...The green protocol initiative is envisaged to make a change in this and turn our government offices especially Secretariat completely nature-friendly,” she said.
Besides Secretariat, the green protocol would be strictly implemented in other major offices including Public Office, Vikas Bhavan, Swaraj Bhavan, Collectorates, Commissionarates and Director- ates of various departments here.
Suchitwa Mission is entrusted with the task of implementation of the policy. Respective nodal officers would monitor the implementation of the protocol in each office, Suchitwa Mission Director (Operations), C V Joy said. “Instead of plastic and disposable articles, we will promote alternatives like steel, ceramic and glass plates and tumblers in offices. Our objective is to reduce the use of non-degradable articles to the bare minimum,” he said. He said all government offices in the state capital are expected to adhere to the green protocol within the next three months.