Click to play videoBangalore: Explosive growth in the city in the last few years has robbed Bangalore of much of its tree cover.
Many have criticised the IT industry for this. Nevertheless, green is the new colour of IT in Bangalore.
IT biggies like Infosys, Wipro and TCS are doing their bit for the environment and developing eco-friendly campuses. Their buildings are made of natural stone and they have no-plastic canteens. Their recycled water fountains and natural buildings, all spell the term Green City.
"It is about doing things in a way in which water is recycled, waste management, so it's a whole host of things, which reduce the energy, water, and footprint of the building,” says Co-Chairman, Infosys, Nandan Nilekani.
And it is not just Bangalore. Infosys is putting up similar green buildings at Jaipur , while TCS is going green at its Bhubaneswar campus.
Other companies are chipping in too. SAP Labs' facility in Bangalore functions mostly on natural light. The company says they do not switch on the lights till 6 pm in the evening unless it is a cloudy day.
On the other hand, Wipro is stepping up to promote their green computers, which uses a minimum amount of hazardous chemicals.
And the city’s real estate sector is jumping in to provide the much-needed infrastructure.
"The Indian Green Business Council, which is part of the CII, in just the last 60 days has received applications for green home ratings for 50 to 60 million square feet of buildings,” says CEO, Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd, C Hariharan.
The potential of the green building market is pegged at 30 to 40 billion dollars. And even though initial costs are higher, IT companies are flocking to the idea as it helps them earn carbon credits and some goodwill.
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