Presiding over the https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change conference-2021 organized by the department of Environment, Science and Technology here on Saturday, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that Glaciers were an important part of our ecosystem and we need to take concrete measures at the ground level to reduce the Impact Of Climate Change.
He said that the Himachal Pradesh government was focusing on strengthening Irrigation facilities, increasing agricultural production, improving socio-economic conditions of the people, ensuring economic security and rural Infrastructure.
Thakur said that major steps have been taken to ensure Sustainable Development and environment protection in the state.
To reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the Atmosphere, the State Government was focusing on the use of green fuels like hydropower and Solar Energy.
He said that the State Clean Fuel Policy would soon be brought to reduce Air Pollution, adding that there was a need to make collective efforts to tackle the problem of climate change.