Location

Situated in the Bankhandi area of Kangra’s Dehra assembly constituency, Himachal Pradesh.

Unique Attractions

Features 34 enclosures within its Van Vaibhav Path and Biodiversity Court, housing 73 species, including Asiatic lions, crocodiles, gharials, and indigenous birds.

Sustainability

The park emphasizes eco-friendly design and will be the first zoo to earn IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) certification.

Tourism and Employment Impact

Aims to attract tourists, create jobs, and promote eco-tourism in Kangra, reinforcing its status as Himachal Pradesh’s “Tourism Capital.”

IGBC is India's Premier certification body, headquartered in Hyderabad. IGBC is the founding member of the World Green Building Council discussing global issues at COP and similar global platforms. IGBC was formed in 2001 as part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering Industry, Government and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, with around 9,000 members from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 365,000 enterprises from 294 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.

The IGBC rating systems are voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven programs. The rating systems are based on the five elements of nature.

Vision: The vision of IGBC is to facilitate India's emergence as a global leader in green buildings and green-built environments by 2025. In a span of the last 2 decades, CII-IGBC through its multi-pronged approach could facilitate in bringing about a paradigm shift in the way buildings are conceived and designed across various forms of built environment.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following statements about the Indian Green Building Council:

1. It is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) which was formed in the year 2001.
2. The council organizes the Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings.

Which of the above-given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: c

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was formed in the year 2001. The vision of the council is, “To enable a sustainable built environment for all and facilitate India to be one of the global leaders in the sustainable built environment by 2025”.

Statement 2 is correct: The council organises Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings. It is also among the 5 countries that are in the board of World Green Building Council discussing global issues at COP and similar global platforms.