Eco-Conscious growing Smaller towns in India
In the rising population of India, as consumers grow so does the waste creation. The fast rise of lifestyle change and hence wanting everything in a faster pace so came the faster rise in waste production.
India produces 62 million tonnes of waste per year. As times did change so did the way to find solutions to these everyday problems of Waste Management. These smaller towns of India showed the whole country that being sustainable is not just an option but a responsibility of everyone for a better future!
- Khonoma, Nagaland
This self-sustaining village in Nagaland is India’s first green village. It is where the 700-year-old Angami settlement is located. The villagers are focused on protecting their natural habitat while also preserving their cultural heritage and ancestral roots. In addition, the community has outlawed all hunting in the village. In addition, the villagers practice jhum, or shifting cultivation, which naturally enriches the soil.
2. Kedia, Bihar
Chemical fertilizers have caused widespread soil erosion. However, Kedia has established itself as a sustainable success story. Greenpeace India contributed to the transformation of the Bihari village into an eco-farming community in 2014, and the village is now completely chemical-free. The people of the village make their own fertilizers and pesticides out of natural materials, and each house has a biogas plant that turns waste into energy. Kedia is definitely worth a visit thanks to its picturesque fields and glimpse into Bihari village life.
3. Hiware Bazaar, Maharashtra
This village in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district is well-known for its irrigation system and water conservation program, which assisted it in coping with a severe drought in 1972. The villagers made the decision in the 1990s to focus on horticulture and dairy farming instead of water-intensive crops.
4. Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Up until mid 2019, Indore was choking under its own plastic waste weight. However, when the local municipality made the decision to take matters into their own hands and established plastic collection centers that recycle and reuse plastic waste, things changed. They did a collab work with the NGO ‘Sarthak’. They have installed machines known as “plastic phatka machines,” which are used to clean contaminated plastic before recycling it, alongside the PCCs.
Bonus — Auroville, Tamil Nadu
India’s most well-known eco-village, Auroville, is a utopian spiritual community on the sultry, dry outskirts of Pondicherry, a tourist destination. However, it was founded in 1968 by a French expat named Mirra Alfassa — also known as “The Mother” to devotees — who was Sri Aurobindo’s long-term spiritual partner. It currently has approximately 2,500 residents from all over the world and welcomes thousands of additional visitors annually. In addition, Auroville is a living laboratory that offers courses in natural building and permaculture, among other topics, and its restaurants serve up delectable food that is fresh from the farm.
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