Policy intervention needed to prevent climate change

The Assam Tribune , Friday, February 06, 2009
Correspondent : Sharan
GANGTOK, Feb 5 – Prime Minister’s envoy on climate change Shyam Sharan has underlined the ‘urgent’ need for a policy intervention aimed at safeguarding the ecology and climate in the country.

“There is an urgent need for policy intervention to prevent degradation of ecology in the country in general and the Himalayan States in particular,” he said, following an interactive meeting with top officials of various State departments here.

“Such a policy intervention should put into place a comprehensive approach to prevent the climate change,” Sharan, who recently visited Himalayan States like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to get feedback on the ground reality of ecological conditions, said here on Sunday.

Sharan, who was briefed about the impact of global warming on the glaciers and snow-capped mountains in Sikkim, said the States falling under the Himalayan mountain range have witnessed adverse impact of global warming and should adopt common approach for carrying out development works in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Referring to the inputs of the State Government on the status of ecology vis-a-vis the impact of the global warming on the glaciers and climatic conditions, Sharan said he had received valuable feedback which would help the PM’s council to devise a comprehensive plan for laying down safeguard measures for protection of the ecology and the climate of the country. – PTI

 
SOURCE : Friday, February 06, 2009
 


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