Kuppam Set To Be India’s First Net Zero Constituency
Prof Pratik Sen, Dean of Students Affairs at IIT Kanpur, and Vikas Marmat, Project Director at KADA, signing an MoU in the presence of N Chandrababu Naidu, CM, AP, in Vizag on Thurs-day
IIT-K, Kuppam Area Development Authority sign MoU to achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Visakhapatnam: In yet another boost to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s constituency, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) and the Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA) have signed an MoU to make Kuppam as India’s first net zero constituency. The partnership, described as a landmark MoU by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), aims to advance sustainability and contribute to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by targeting net zero emissions, net zero water, and net zero waste in the region.
The MoU was signed by Prof Pratik Sen, Dean of Students Affairs at IIT Kanpur, and Vikas Marmat, Project Director at KADA. The initiative will be spearheaded by the Kotak School of Sustainability at IIT-Kanpur, with Dr Rajeev Jindal and Dr Manoj K Tiwari served as the Principal Investigators overseeing the project.
Under this collaboration, IIT Kanpur will serve as the technology and knowledge partner for KADA, leveraging its expertise to support Kuppam’s ambitious sustainability goals.
