Green Manifesto of Socialist Party (India)
1. All private vehicles run of fossil fuels will be progressively phased out. Public transport and bicycles should be the common means of conveyance. Travel on all public transport will be free.Among government departments only health and police, which includes the fire dept., should have necessary vehicles. For old, sick, disabled or in case of emergency taxi service, including auto-rickshaws, will be available.
2. Reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in a time bound manner, with the objective of achieving organic farming.
3. No sewage or industrial waste, untreated or treated, will flow into any river or water body. Sewage or industrial waste water after treatment will be used for irrigation, in toilets, etc.
4. Potable water should be readily available for free. Bottled water will be banned.
5. Cement will be replaced with environment friendly construction material. Building will be so constructed as to use natural light and air so that artificial light is not needed during day time and air-conditioners are not required at all.
6. Railways will be the main means of long distance travel with only one class of non-AC coaches. Air travelwill not be allowed for distances less then 1000 km.
7. No more big dams will be built.
8. No more thermal power plants will be built. Exisitng ones will be phased out. Similarly, no new nuclear power plants will be built. Existing ones will be stopped immediately.
9. Wasteful use of electricity, for example to light bill boards, cricket stadiums, etc. will be prohibited.
10. All mining in rivers, forests and hills will be stopped.
11. Right of Mother Earth Act will be enacted by the Parliament (similar to one done in Bolivia in 2010). Earth, rivers, trees, soil will be considered living beings.
12. Affordable cooking material that is non polluting will be used.
13. Mandatory segregation of garbage will take place. Portions which can be used for biogas generation or composting will be used as such. What can be re-cycled will be re-cycled.
14. Use of plastics will be banned.
15. Saving trees at source will be the priority.
16. Forests will be given back to the tribals and Gram Panchayats for sustainable management. The forest department will be dissolved.
17. It will be mandatory for manufacturers to take back the wastes resulting from their marketed products.
18. Safe disposal of e-waste including computers and batteries will be ensured.
19. Killing of animals for food will be prohibited. Artificial meat will be available.
20. Taking conditional loans from international financial institutions will be restricted.
21. Complete disarmament including that of weapons of mass destruction will be implemented. All armies and defence departments of governments will be dissolved.
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