IndiGo commits to low-carbon rural development programme
by The Daily Eye Team February 12 2014, 11:26 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 42 secsTo start with, IndiGo will be supporting the installation of 5,000 bio gas units in the villages of South India. IndiGo announced its partnership with the Fair Climate Network (FCN), a consortium of NGOs committed to promoting simple measures that improve rural livelihoods and reduce carbon pollution. Through this partnership, IndiGo will enable its flyers to voluntarily contribute Rs. 100 (per PNR) towards this cause.
The revenue generated through this voluntary contribution will be used to support the implementation of climate friendly technologies in rural India; this includes construction of domestic biogas units for poor women, providing fuel efficient woodstoves, installing photovoltaic lamps in un-electrified homes, setting up drinking water purification systems, undertaking agro-forestry, sustainable and profitable farming practices, etc. To start with, IndiGo will be supporting the installation of 5,000 bio gas units in the villages of South India.