Kalam,Pachauri praise Modi book

Convenient Action-Gujarat8217;s Response to Challenges of Climate Change,the book penned by Chief Minister Narendra Modi,received rave reviews from former president A P J Abdul Kalam and R K Pachauri,the co-recipient of Nobel Prize.Presiding over the book launch at Tagore Hall here on Tuesday,Kalam advised Modi to pioneer initiatives to make Gujarat a carbon-neutral state by 2030 and said he saw the book as a source of inspiration for other states.Kalam said that after reading the book,he believed a carbon-neutral state was possible to achieve. He was all praise for the Sabarmati Riverfront Project which he held as an inspiration for the nation in desilting. Speaking on the occasion,Modi said the ecological debt should not be passed on to future generations. He said while tackling the challenge of climate change,the focus should be on climate justice.