164k register in Green Credit Programme

Of them, 144,036 are men and 20,656 women.The programme offers green credits for 38 environmental initiatives covering air pollution reduction, water conservation, land restoration, waste management, awareness and biodiversity.Green Credit Programme task team leader Dr Muhammad Wajid Ejaz said electric bikes and cars had attracted the greatest interest among participants.The programme also offers green credits to encourage rickshaw owners to switch to environmentally friendly electric three-wheelers without abandoning their livelihood.Dr….

Under the programme, participants can receive Rs50,000 for installing rainwater harvesting systems and an additional Rs50,000 for arrangements to make the collected water reusable.He said measures were also being taken to encourage service stations to treat and reuse wastewater, but progress in this area had remained limited.Of the about 150 organisations working in plastic recycling, only three have registered with the programme so far.The data shows that 7,908 participants have….

Another 2,867 have received credits for land improvement, 1,689 for waste management, 1,492 for environmental awareness, 279 for water conservation and efficient use, and 258 for biodiversity conservation.

164k register in Green Credit Programme Asif Mehmood | Updated 5 minutes ago | Electric vehicles dominate applications.