Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh has received a Golden Peacock environment management award for its achievements and initiatives in the field of environment. The award was given on the 17th World Congress on Environment Management to C Sasidhar, Managing Director of Krishnapatnam Port by Union Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi.
Green Initiatives taken by Krishnapatnam
- Krishnapatnam Port has done Plantation of over 20 lakhs trees within the port and more than 50,000 trees in the surrounding villages.
- Installed solar lights in the port and solar water heaters in the employee colony.
- Establishing gas connections for villagers so as to discourage them from cutting of mangroves as fuel wood.
- Adoption of Environment Health and Security program to encourage continuous improvement in environment protection.
- It includes waste management, pollution control, use of renewable resources, resource conservation etc.
About Krishnapatnam :
- Kistnapatam is a port town in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Krishnapatnam Port is connected to the National Highway-5 through a state highway.
About Golden Peacock awards
- instituted by the Institute of Directors, India.
- in 1991
- regarded as a benchmark of Corporate Excellence worldwide.
- The Award applications are assessed at 3 three levels by independent assessors and finally by a Grand Jury.
