New Delhi: With the Indian airports taking steps to minimise their carbon footprints, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) or the Ahmedabad International Airport is also paving the way for a greener tomorrow and joining the league.
In sync with the global vision of increasing green cover, SVPIA in its current initiatives has planted over 2,000 trees of nearly 20 different species at the airport.
The airport had about 6,000 trees just before privatization and now in a short span of one year it has increased to 8,000 with addition of 2,000 in just one year.
Adding to green cover and reducing carbon footprint, the SVPI airport has been taking up several initiatives one of them being increasing greenery inside and outside terminal buildings.
In a short span of one year of privatization, the airport has added about 2,000 square meter of shrubs area and 1,200 square meter of green cover using lawn.
With proactive efforts from SVPI airport, the greenery has increased and reaching closer to the goal of better sustainable development through various programs for greener future.
About 6,000 trees count has increased to 8,000 now and plan to achieve about 20,000 in the next four years with 10,000 sqm shrubs that was 5,000 sqm about a year back and has increased to 7,000 sqm by January.
The green carpet lawn was about 10,000 sqm and has increased to 11200 sqm and aim towards making it 20,000 sqm in coming years.
The new year started with the upgradation of the airport with nearly 100 plus palms, 5,000 plus decorative shrubs and 10,000 plus flowering annuals at the outdoor areas.
The indoors of terminal 1 and 2 have been uplifted with over 400 decorative planters and 2,500 plus indoor plants enhancing the indoor microclimate.