Sunday, 1 June 2025

city choupal for sustainable development, creation of job, promotion of renewable energy, environment protection and social uplift

 

Project: Development or creation of city choupal in the city, aside to national highway, at tourist/public places etc. for sustainable development, creation of job, promotion of renewable energy, environment protection and social uplift.

city choupal

Background

How Sustainability influences the environment & society

The responsible management of natural resources to ensures that they are available for current and future generations both. Sustainability significantly impacts the environment and as well as society by using minimal uses of resources, minimizing pollution, minimizing de-forestation, and minimal disturbance to nature’s installation. Sustainability usually has three dimensions: a) environmental, b) economic, and c) social

We can use our resources wisely and invokes our stakeholder to use natural resources judiciously. The following points to be taken care for sustainability.

GHG Emissions

Greenhouse gases contribute to climate change. These emissions come from industrial operations, transportation, and energy use, including fuel combustion and direct releases from processes like natural resource extraction and power generation. It includes carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), nitrous oxide (N₂O), and fluorinated gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃). This topic covers Scope 1 (direct emissions from company operations), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and Scope 3 (indirect emissions from the value chain) emissions.

Air Emissions

Air Quality refers to the management of pollutants released into the air from industrial operations, transportation, and fuel combustion. These pollutants—such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), and heavy metals cause harm to human health, ecosystems, and local communities. Air gets polluted from activities like manufacturing, refining, energy production, and transportation.

Circularity Principle

It focuses on minimizing waste by promoting resource efficiency, reuse, and efficient disposal. Industries producing energy may generate both hazardous and non-hazardous waste, making sustainable waste management essential. Tactfully handling, re-treatment, and recycling help reduce environmental impact, ensure regulatory compliance, and support to sustainable circular economy.

Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Transition

Climate adaptation, resilience, and transition refers to how companies plan to current and anticipated climate change-related risks and opportunities as well as how it contributes to the ability of society and economy to withstand impacts from climate change. It engages strategies and actions aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the carbon footprint of its operations. This includes transitioning to cleaner energy sources, investing in renewable energy technologies, and enhancing energy efficiency across its operations and supply chain.

Environmental Impact

Both Efficient land use and environmental management are essential for balancing operational needs with ecosystem preservation and community well-being. Industries producing energy interact with land and natural resources, making it crucial to minimize disruptions to ecosystems, wildlife, and local communities. By practicing sustainable operation, companies can reduce emissions, manage waste, conserve resources, and protect biodiversity, ensuring long-term environmental consistency and tangible growth.

Health and Safety

In the context of smart citizens, we must ensure that physical and psychological well-being of this ecosystem are healthy and sustainable. This involves implementing safety protocols, emergency response procedures, and health programs to prevent accidents and illnesses.

Local Community

Local communities are groups of individuals living, working, or otherwise situated in areas impacted or potentially impacted by an organization’s operations. These communities may exercise a range of socio-economic, cultural, health, and human rights effects to make society healthy. Effective community engagement is essential for understanding and addressing the vulnerabilities of these communities.

 

Talent Management

Talent management refers to the strategic approach an organization/government takes to attract, develop, retain, and optimize the performance of its employees/citizens. It involves a comprehensive set of practices and processes, succession planning, performance management, and awareness. The goal of talent management is to ensure the right people are in the right roles, with the necessary skills and motivation to achieve the organization’s objectives.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) & Human Rights

DEI & Human Rights are essential for fostering an inclusive, fair, and responsible environment. Diversity values differences in identity, background, and perspectives. Equity ensures fair access to opportunities by addressing systemic barriers, while Inclusion cultivates a culture where everyone feels respected, heard, and empowered. Upholding Human Rights, organizations must protect fundamental freedoms, ensure ethical labour practices, and create a safe, dignified, and discrimination-free environment for all individuals. Together, these principles promote a just and equitable society.

Asset Integrity & Process Safety

Asset Integrity and Process Safety refers to the systematic approach to ensuring the safety, reliability, and functioning of assets within society or organisation with the goal of preventing fatalities, injuries, environmental harm, and damage to local communities and infrastructure. This includes assessing risks, developing contingency plans, implementing safety protocols, running of awareness program time to time and maintenance of facilities to prevent failures, leaks, and other hazards that could lead to losses of water, land, forest and natural resources etc.

Grievance Redressal

Grievance redressal refers to the mechanisms and processes an organization establishes to receive, address, and resolve concerns, complaints, or disputes raised by employees, customers, communities, suppliers, or other stakeholders. An effective grievance redressal system ensures transparency, accountability, and timely resolution of issues related to workplace conditions, human rights, environmental impacts, business conduct, and other operational matters.

Customer Satisfaction by quality

Product quality refers to producer’s responsibility for the environmental, social, and safety impacts of its products and services throughout their lifecycle—from design and sourcing to production, distribution, use, and end-of-life disposal. Customer satisfaction focuses on how well a company meets or exceeds customer expectations regarding product quality, safety, performance, and service. It encompasses customer feedback mechanisms, complaint resolution processes, and continuous improvements based on user needs and preferences.

Note: there has been always a bottleneck of shortage of facility and information about city and tourist places. So city choupal is proposed to mitigate  

Benefit of city choupal formation –

1.      Security enhancement in locality

2.      Safety enhancement in locality

3.      Tourism development

4.      Awareness promotion for energy conservation, environment protection, cleanness  etc.

5.      50-200 people will get employment

6.      To impart training to City Guide who will guide local tourist and foreigner will be able to find hi/her employment himself/herself.

7.      City Guide will be ambassador for the city/tourist/ police/ fire control as such they will forward accident, suspicious person’s  intimation and any happening of his/her locality.

8.      City canteen will provide lunch on subsidized rate by which economically weak people will be benefitted.

9.      Pink e-rickshaw battery operated : 50-100 female will get employment if provided.

10. Siren motor – alarming nearby people by using sirsen.

11. Toilet and urinal for passerby and travellers either free or with minimum charge.

 

 

Modality of city choupal

City choupal is proposed to develop like small shopping centre where the following amenities will be created or developed-

1.      Installation of pre-fabricated kiosk shop cabin – 30-40 nos. In unity form for aesthetic look.

2.      Installation of air monitoring station

3.      Installation of light house

4.      Installation LED light on aesthetic look pole

5.      Installation of siren motor

6.      Installation of toilet and urinal for men/women separately.  

7.      Plantation of trees around three side if possible

8.      Display important telephone no like police, ambulance, fire , any helpline

9.      Display or scrolling of city video map or information

10. Installation of rain  harvesting pit if possible

11. Choupal colour –as per city theme

Typical size

city choupal size 

Location of city choupal

1.      Roundabout of city

2.      Entrance of city

3.      Aside by river front

4.      Aside by lake

5.      Aside by pond

6.      Aside by national highway

7.      Aside by tourist place

8.      Aside by big temple/church/ mosque/ gurudwara / village market/ secretariat building/ big parking/ public places / river bank  / bottom of mountain

Note: location should be 400-500 meter far from public places to avoid rush.

Illumination facility

Solar Street light is proposed with a view to energy conservation. The solar plant from 10KW- 25 KW is proposed as per site condition to cater siren supply, light house light and other lighting of kiosk shop cabin.

 Police kiosk

Female police should be deployed or priority should be given for woman power development

 

 

Allotment of kiosk shop cabin

Sr.

Description

No of shops

Remarks

1

Police 

01

 

2

Air monitoring station 

01

 

3

Canteen

02

 

4

Tour operator

02

 

5

Local manufactured item

02

 

6

First add/ dispensary

01

 

7

Local food, beverage

20

 

8

Misc

01

 

 

Allotment of choupal canteen

The municipality or city authority may allot or tender for city canteen. If the applicants are more; it can be given on lottery basis. This can be awarded to woman if agreed. The kitchen infrastructure is proposed to be provided by authority. Food grain may be provided on control rate. The modality may be decided by local rule. 

Training for city guide

Training module is on the basis that they may communicate to local tourist and foreigner. Awareness of energy conservation, environment protection should be given priority with a view to sustainable environment. Language priority should be given for 02 –local and English. 

Hours and topics for training

Sr.

Topic

Hours

Remarks

1

Cleanliness

02

 

2

Environment protection

04

 

3

Energy conservation

08

 

4

City tourism, city rod, transport, rail, airport

24

 

5

City hotel, restaurant

04

 

6

Important telephone and communication, local culture 

08

 

7

Disaster management

04

 

8

Foreign language

24

 

9

Self protection

08

 

10

Misc

08

 

The training course is designed for 96 hours for 2 months i.e. 2 hour daily.

Reward or payment to city guide

a)      City guides may be provided Rs. 10000.00- 15000/- as lump sum amount for their participation.

b)     City guide may be deployed in prescribed des code for annual function or VIP function for city for short period or 1-2 days. They may be paid for as a token gift or amount as decided by the competent authority.

c)      If city guide does work as tourist guide; the remuneration may be fixed by local authority like per hour Rs. 200-250 /- to be paid by tourist. The increment provision may be provided to revise time to time.

d)     Loan arrangement on subsidise interest rate for purchasing of taxi/ rickshaw/bus etc.

e)      City guide may be provoked to have driving license.

Dress code for city guide

The dress code is proposed that suits the local daily use dress. The city guide may be counselled to use as and when they are as guide.

Expenditure on city choupal –one time

The onetime cost may vary as per location/site condition. As an average it may cost Rs. 50 lac to 100 lac per choupal.

Operation cast / Maintenance

Approx Monthly 30,000/- to 50,000/- that can be earned by advertisement and hording given by company or businessman.

Contribution/ source of earning

It can be designed and installed by CSR, Government/ municipality/panchayat/trust/ NGO/ self funding or private public partnership. 

Video display

LED display will be provided and maintained by tourism department where they will display city information and tourist places with their importance. ss

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city choupal for sustainable development, creation of job, promotion of renewable energy, environment protection and social uplift

  Project: Development or creation of city choupal in the city, aside to national highway, at tourist/public places etc. for sustainable dev...