"Future of India lies in its villages
- Mahatma Gandhi"
Through the Ecovillage Concept, Department of Environment, Science & Technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh intends to demonstrate a model of environmentally sustainable development in active collaboration with village people that reflect their concern and respect for the environment.
The Eco-Village Scheme aims to devise ways to build a resilient village community and developing their skills and competencies to deal with:
- Resource depletion,
- Changing climate
- Related environment challenges.
The endeavour will be to promote transformative action and achieve sustainable development through environmentally responsible and responsive practices in the area of:
- Water management,
- Waste management,
- Energy conservation,
- Management of natural resources,
- Climate change action