Ques : Which one of the following ministry has recently launched ‘Project Green Ports’?
(a) Petroleum and Natural Gas
(b) Ministry of Shipping
(c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(d) Ministry of Railways
Ans (b)
Related facts
- On January 19, 2016 the Ministry of Shipping has launched ‘Project Green Ports’ which will help in making the Major Ports across India cleaner and greener.
- ‘Project Green Ports’ will have two verticals, one is ‘Green Ports Initiatives’ related to environmental issues and second is ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’.
- The Green Port Initiatives include twelve initiatives.
Some key initiatives are as follows:
- Acquiring equipments required for monitoring environmental pollution.
- Acquiring dust suppression system.
- Setting up of sewage/waste water treatment plants/ garbage disposal plant.
- Setting up projects for energy generation from renewable energy sources.
Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, the Ministry has identified 20 activities some of them are given below:
(i) Cleaning the wharf
(ii) leaning and repairing of sheds
(iii) cleaning and repairing of port roads
(iv) modernizing and cleanliness of all the toilet complexes in the operational area
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