CHENNAI: Twenty-five schools that are part of the state government’s green school programme, have reduced their electricity bills by two-thirds in the last month, Vivek Kumar Parasnath Yadav, assistant mission director at the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission has said. He was addressing a gathering during the ICC Sustainability Conclave ‘Sustainability, Beyond Just a Slogan’ for the Hospitality Industry and Awards 2025, organised here on Saturday. Speaking about the state’s role in addressing the climate change issue, he said 197 schools across the state were identified to convert into green schools, with 25 schools already implementing activities.
“They have reduced two-thirds of their electricity bills (approximately) by installing solar panels on their school campuses,” he said. He said they are also in the process of identifying another 200 schools for the programme. Climate change is real and poses significant challenges to the state’s developmental aspirations, he said, noting the state has come up with four important missions, including the We Land Mission, Green Tamil Nadu Mission, and Shore Mission.
He also mentioned that they have recently conducted sustainability workshops for builders and residents’ welfare associations in 21 municipal corporations, in addition to organising a climate change summit. Srutanjay Narayanan, joint director, e-governance, said TN has one of the robust greening initiatives and it has been working closely with the forest d.
