Rajkot has become the first city in the country to obtain the ‘Green Building Certificate’ for it’s affordable housing scheme.
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) claimed that the civic body received this honour for providing better services for houses constructed for people from lower income.
The certification was issued for the houses constructed near Aryaland Residency near Mavdi area under PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yogna) scheme.
The civic body has constructed 1,176 houses for economically weaker sections, RMC said in a statement.
These houses have openable windows instead of sliding ones, ventilators on all the openings, provision of cavity wall on southern side, solar rooftop system for common electricity requirement, rain water harvesting, and centrally located green space.