Green Manifesto Released in Pondicherry
The round table consultation organized by Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore in collaboration with Earth Smiles, and PAD on the 10th of March was a resounding success leading to the formation of The People’s Coalition for a Green Tamil Nadu and subsequently the release of the Green Manifesto for Tamil Nadu in different parts of the state.
As a participant of the round table, Holistic Approach for People's Empowerement (HOPE), Puducherry spearheaded a similar exercise in Puducherry and drafted a Green Manifesto for Puducherry and released it on 2nd April, 2011, to great success.
The Green Manifesto was released by Ms. Sunita Narain, Director General of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi on April 2nd, 2011.
The Manifesto was also handed over to Shri. V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister's Office, Personal, Public Grievances and Pension on 5th April 2011.