Which is the first Bio-village of India?

Concept

A bio-village is a model settlement that runs on renewable energy and sustainable, eco-friendly practices — organic farming, biogas for cooking, solar pumps for irrigation — so that the community becomes largely self-sustaining with a minimal carbon footprint. Identifying “firsts” of this kind is about matching the named initiative to the specific place where it was first established.

Application

India’s first bio-village was developed at Daspara, a small hamlet of about 64 families in the Charilam area of Sepahijala district, Tripura. Under the state’s Bio-Village (later Bio-Village 2.0) programme, the families shifted to organic farming, biogas plants and solar-powered irrigation, turning the village into a working model of green, self-reliant rural living.

Cross-check

The Daspara initiative was recognised by The Climate Group (a London-based body) among leading global best practices for sustainable development, and the model was highlighted nationally — confirming Daspara, Tripura, as the country’s first bio-village.

Why the other places do not fit

• Meghlipara — a local place name from the same region, but it is not the hamlet developed as the country’s first bio-village.

• Charupasa — likewise a nearby-sounding settlement name, not the site of the first bio-village initiative.

• Bhagirath Para — another similar-sounding locality used as a distractor; it is not associated with the first bio-village programme.