TN in process of formulating policy to promote green buildings
Chennai, Aug 19: The Tamil Nadu government is in the process of formulating a policy to promote green buildings based on a study by TERI, Housing and Urban Development Minister Udumalai K Radhakrishnan said today.
The initiative was taken following Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's directives to undertake studies in the construction sector to protect environment, he said.
"Accordingly a study was undertaken by The Energy Research Institute (TERI) and based on that the government is in the process of formulating a policy plan to encourage green buildings," Radhakrishnan told the state Assembly.
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Story first published: Friday, August 19, 2016, 10:36 [IST]