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Meet calls for decentralised solid waste management

Monday, 28 June 2010 05:48 administrator
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The Hindu      28.06.2010

Meet calls for decentralised solid waste management

Special Correspondent

The Kerala Environment Congress lays stress on reuse/recycle technologies.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Environment Congress 2010, which drew to a close here on Saturday, stressed the need to develop appropriate technology for a decentralised system of solid waste management.

In a declaration issued at the valedictory of the three-day event, the Centre for Environment and Development (CED), the organising agency, said it would take the initiative to identify the technology suited to small-scale garbage treatment plants. It promised to carry out research and development to support local bodies in rural and urban areas.

The declaration highlighted the importance of utilising reuse/recycle technologies and consolidation of information on small-scale technologies and good practices. It proposed a review of the biomedical waste management system and recommended a campaign to propagate and popularise the decentralisation of solid waste management.

e-waste

The CED pledged to act as a facilitator in developing an e-waste management policy for the State and drafting the relevant rules.

It also proposed an action programme to develop technologies for e-waste management.

The agency, which operates the city Corporation's garbage processing plant at Vilappilsala, underlined the necessity for a policy and development of appropriate technologies for slaughterhouse management.

Liquid waste

Observing that liquid waste management was still not on the agenda of local self-government institutions in the State, the declaration said the CED would take the initiative to highlight the issue and encourage the government and local bodies to address it.

It recommended the development of appropriate and local-specific technologies for reuse/recycle of grey water.

Climate change

The agency stressed the need to create awareness of the consequences of climate change on waste management and the importance of viable policy changes for adaptability and mitigation.

Carbon trading

It promised to help develop a mechanism to provide technical and institutional support for local bodies in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and carbon trading.

Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 05:56
 

UPJN to ready new site plan for MSW project

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 07:26 administrator
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The Times of India      22.06.2010

UPJN to ready new site plan for MSW project

TNN, Jun 22, 2010, 06.41am IST
 
LUCKNOW: The UP Jal Nigam (UPJN) is doing all it can to make the proposed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) plant at Kakori a reality. After the State Advisory Council met the senior members of UPJN on June 14, the implementing authority for the plant is busy preparing a fresh blueprint for the site.

The first-of-its-kind MSW plant for Lucknow has faced severe criticism on account of the environmental damage it could cause to the neighbouring mango belt. The SAC, in its June 14 meeting, after taking into account the oppositions as well as views in favour of the plant, advised the UPJN to prepare a fresh site plan, giving the exact number of trees that would be felled while setting up the plant.

Technical advisor construction and design services RK Gaur, said: "First, we have been asked to create a site plan so that no more trees fall. In the event some trees need to be cut, we have also been directed to give the exact number. The fresh survey is been conducted to ascertain this and we would have a final report soon.''

Significantly, the horticulture department, in an earlier assessment, had declared that the 98 acre plot of land had a total of 2062 trees. Apart from this, environment experts had raised concerns over toxic fumes that would emanate from the landfill site and cause grievous damage to the mango crop in the region.

According to local mango farmers, the succulent fruit is extremely sensitive to any environmental disturbance and said that the setting up of the plant would definitely affect the crop.

In defence of the environmental damage allegation, the UPJN, following the SAC meeting, issued a 9-page docket, explaining the details of how the proposed plant would process the garbage that would be collected.

The document also emphasised that processing the organic part of the garbage would only produce water and carbon dioxide, both of which would not cause any damage to the mango belt.

For the non-organic matter that would be gathered, only 20% of the total garbage would be dumped at the landfill site, while the remaining would be recycled.
 

Waste disposal: Aluva municipality warned

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 05:15 administrator
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The Hindu      22.06.2010

Waste disposal: Aluva municipality warned

Staff Reporter

Solid waste has piled up in many areas including the banks of the Periyar river.

KOCHI: The Ernakulam District Environment Committee has accused the Aluva municipality of having taken an irresponsible stance on the issue of solid waste processing.

An official release issued by the convener of the committee said on Monday that the municipality had not taken any steps to process the solid waste generated in the region.

Solid waste has piled up in many areas including the banks of the Periyar river. The municipality's slaughter house is functioning even after getting a notice from the State Pollution Control Board to close down its operations.

The release said that the municipality has been dumping waste on the banks of the Periyar near the Aluva market. The board had found out during its inspection on June 18 that the sewage treatment plant of the municipality is not working.

Members of the environment committee pointed out that the situation has turned worse following the stance taken by the municipality in tackling the solid waste menace. It also condemned the inaction on the part of the municipality in addressing the issue even after receiving several directives from the board.

The committee has asked the municipality to initiate immediate steps to resolve the garbage problem.

It has also urged the board to take action against the municipality, if it fails to shut down the slaughter house immediately.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 05:16
 
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