Climate smart villages campaign launched

Islamabad: Minister of State and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon launched a campaign for Climate Smart Villages in Haripur by training BISP women beneficiaries to prepare ‘Bio Briquette (Black gold)’ in the wake of severe climatic effects causing damages upon infrastructure and human lives.

‘Bio Briquette (Black gold)’ is an efficient, cheap and environment friendly fuel which is prepared by burying and burning dry leaves and organic wastes in the earth. The resultant ash called ‘Charcoal’, combined with soil is put in a casting box and a solid block is prepared which burns much longer than wood, with much less smoke. This is low cost fuel used in many countries of the world.

While addressing beneficiaries on the occasion, BISP chairperson said that in order to meet fuel needs in the mountainous areas, people cut trees indiscriminately that result in deforestation. Deforestation enhances the severity of land sliding and floods.