Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), MNA Marvi Memon Wednesday launched 'Climate Smart Village' campaign at Haripur by training women beneficiaries of the program to prepare Bio Briquette in wake of climate changes causing damages to infrastructure human lives. Bio Briquette, termed as Black gold is an efficient, cheap and environment friendly fuel which is prepared by burying and burning dry leaves and organic wastes in the earth. The resultant ash called 'Charcoal', combined with soil is put in a casting box and a solid block is prepared which burns much longer than wood. It is low cost fuel used in many countries of the world.
Addressing beneficiaries on the occasion, Chairperson BISP said that in order to meet fuel requirement in mountainous areas, people cut trees indiscriminately causing deforestation leading to land sliding and floods. She stated that the alternative fuel would not only save mountains from deforestation but benefit poor by providing them cheap fuel besides controlling effects of climate change. She added that BISP would initiate the campaign in every village of the country in collaboration with Creative Approach for Development (CAD).