It will help Bihar in introducing certain design in the upcoming buildings of International Museum at Patna and International Convention Centre at Rajgir so that these building could meet the criteria of becoming green buildings.

Besides, it would also help the state government in suggesting certain changes in the existing buildings of Patna Museum and Moinul Haq Stadium for reducing the energy consumption thus qualifying for being declared as green buildings. The agency, for this purpose, would send its international experts to the state.

“We have requested GTZ for providing the services of the international experts as soon as possible and the agency has agreed to it,” art and culture department secretary Vivek Singh was quoted in the Times of India recently.

Singh said that GTZ would also facilitate the state government in trading the carbon credits, earned by having green buildings, in the international market.

“Funds earned through trading of carbon credits and entry tickets in these buildings would be used for making these buildings self-supporting on the maintenance front,” he further said.

The Bihar government is trying to convert some more existing buildings into green ones. It has approached Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the government of India agency to suggest ways for converting the building of Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir, Patna, as a green building.