GUWAHATI: BJP led Assam Government has initiated a project to make the river island district Majuli the first ever Carbon Neutral District in India The Department of Environment & Forest Assam has already launched a project “Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development in Majuli” ( SACReD, Majuli) in the river island.In a meeting A K Johari, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Biodiversity & Climate) and Member secretary of the Assam State Biodiversity Board, announced the launching of the project for achieving carbon neutrality in Majuli.The project has been initiated to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is part of the French Development Agency assisted Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC).According to state government the SACReD project presents a vision and roadmap for a carbon netural Majuli. Mitigation through forestry activities and biodiversity conservation will be the starting points for the carbon neutral agenda followed by other interventions over the next three years.The government stated this will enable landscape planning for reducing emissions and improving forest health of Majuli, improved productivity of other lands and enhanced benefits for the communities. All these activities shall lead to Majuli being a Carbon Neutral District by 2020. With the successful implementation of the project in Majuli, the activities would be scaled up to other districts in Assam so as to reduce carbon emissions in the State.