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grEEn BuiLDing conStruction by Haryana Police Housing corporation

aryana Renewable Energy Development Authority (HAREDA), a nodal agency of Accordingly after the competition among the various designers, the building design and
HHaryana Govt. intended to spread the message of Green buildings, especially water features were finalized. It has a basement and three floors with a total plinth area of 55000
conservation in a sustainable manner. The HAREDA was having a land of 1 acre at Plot sq.ft. The construction cost in Rs. 1200 lakhs including solar panels installed on its roof.
no. 1, Sector-17, Panchkula for constructing their Head Office building and they chose to The building has a unique way of rain water harvesting by which the rain water from the
construct upon a building on this for demonstrating various Green technologies and with building area is stored in the underground water tanks (509 cum) in central courtyard of
this on 25th April, 2008 the project kick started. All the financial resources were arranged the building. The grey water from washbasin/ bathrooms is re-used after filtration for
by HAREDA from the government. It was envisaged to get the highest Green rating of “Five landscaping using drip irrigation system. The grass pavers too helped in soaking the
Star” under GRIHA. rain water and percolating it to the ground. The cavity was filled with XPS foam, passive
downdraft evaporative cooling system, solar passive design of the building, fly ash brick
walls, autoclaved aerated concrete blocks, water saving faucets, 42.5 KW integrated solar
photovoltaic system, heat resistant roof insulation tiles etc. are features which amply
achieved the objective of demonstrating the Green Building elements and it was completed
on 22nd December, 2012. The building got it rated from an independent agency GRIHA
(Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) with highest ranking of “Five Star” in the
year 2014.

The Confidence gained by using green products in demonstrative project of HAREDA
resulted in the usage of various elements in other projects. The items used were Cavity
walls, AAC Blocks, UPVC windows, Low VOC Paints, Heat resistant proof insulation
tiles, Solar water heating system, Sensor doors, Rain water harvesting, VRV system etc.
The Haryana Government. through Haryana Renewable Energy Department Authority
(HAREDA) propagated the message of usage of renewable resources and conservation /
efficient usage of resources.

Interior view of the building

rAin WAtEr HArVESting in gAutAMPurA by urban Administration

and Development Department, govt. of MP

imilar to other municipalities of Madhya Pradesh, Gautampura Nagar Parishad (GNP) The success of this effort rested on the belief of the traditional knowledge and experience
Swas facing acute shortage of water due to scanty rainfall and low yield of ground of the elderly people. After the implementation of works, when it rained, all the structures
water. Disputes over getting water from the tankers became a common practice and constructed by Nagar Parishad to collect water became full with water. Within a short span
masses were badly irritated and tormented due to this mismanagement. After some years
when the problem became uncontrolable, people came on the streets and started road of time a great rise in groundwater level was recorded. Water streams got erupted in the
block agitations/hunger strike etc. This resulted in mismanagement and helplessness in newly built wells near the tank in ‘Kharcha’ region. This was a clear indication of rise in
the ULB and they elected a new council in the year 2004. Council with youth leadership ground water level due to recharging of water bodies. After sufficient quantity of water
analyzed the overall situation of water supply in the town. GNP organized meetings with was arranged, Nagar Parishad laid 2.0 kilometers long pipe-line from dug-wells and started
the senior citizens of the town and analysed the reasons behind shortage of water and supplying water to the town. This way the problem of drinking water was solved.
also discussed on possible solutions. The traditional approach of water conservation and
local technologies were pooled together. Water flowing in the nearby non perennial river Gautampura is the only Nagar Parishad in whole district that got a sustainable water
‘Chambal’ was retained and transferred to a nearby artificial lake. In order to collect the supply mechanism that time. The success of the ‘Novel Experiment’ of conserving water
water percolating from the lake, 2 dug-wells were created. As a result, water got filtered
naturally and was collected in the dug-wells, from where municipality supplied water to the by Gautampura Nagar Parishad became exemplary. This model of Gautampura has been
entire town. In the entire process most important aspects were use of local technology, appreciated by the Principal Secretary, Urban Administration and Development Department
traditional approach and community participation. and a letter was issued to all the ULBs of Madhya Pradesh to adopt the same model.

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