Eco-friendly way of twin Gujarat events of Ayush Ministry enable to reduce Co2e emission

The eco-friendly measures and arrangements during the two events of the Ministry of Ayush, held in Gujarat recently, inspires for sustainable development and healthy planet.

Reusable cutlery, glass bottles paper tags, paper cups etc. were used during the event, considering single use plastic including plastic water bottles, plates, cups, neck badges etc. being the key pollutant.

During the event an estimated use of more than 1 lakh plastic bottles, 15000 plastic tags and 50 thousand plastic cutleries was avoided that might have led to an estimated reduction of 119437.5 kgof carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2e).

It was taken into account that if the carbon emission scenario is taken into account, it turns out that the three-day event succeeded in reducing the Co2e emission to the tunes of estimated 119437.5 kg considering footfall of 27000 in both the events combined.

With the recently concluded events of the Ministry of Ayush in Gujrat highlighted the intent of the Government to lead with example in this direction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the world’s first WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) during the ground-breaking ceremonyheld at Jamnagar on 19^th April and inaugurated the 3-day Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit (GAIIS) on 20^th April in the presence of Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and DirectorGeneral of the World Health Organisation Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The mega eventsechoed the resolve of the country to curb single use plastic with dedicated efforts to minimize carbon footprints.

Both the events were of global prominence that captured the attention of global community of policymakers, healthcare professionals, investors and stakeholders and were thronged by thousands.

While speaking at the 14^thsession of the Conference of Parties (CoP-14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned, “Single-use plastic is not only harmful to the health of the people, but it is also a major reason for the deterioration of the health of the land.”

Dr. Pratik Mehta, an Environmentalist, mentioned that the Microplastic evil was recently reported in 80% of the human blood samples tested, he also insisted on adopting an approach of living and sustaining without plastic as much possible.

The organizers of the event were ecstatic while sharing the outcome of their eco-friendly efforts in the form of numbers.