guruschile: Environmental Initiatives (Let our children feel Greener - Arindam Chaudhuri's GIDF initiatives)

Environmental Initiatives (Let our children feel Greener – Arindam Chaudhuri's GIDF initiatives) The crucial need for conservation and restoration of the degraded ecosystem and preservation of genetic resources of the country.

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Publish Date: 2009-03-03

<< Previous StoryNext Story >> The Full Story: Sustainability of Environment The crucial need for conservation and restoration of the degraded ecosystem and preservation of genetic resources of the country. Maintenance of ecological balance and pristine environment therefore has been one of the utmost important focus areas of the Foundation. Afforestation programmes As the global weather patterns are changing due to the global warming effect of which environmental degradation is one of the prime factors. The Foundation has been carrying out regular afforestation drives to increase the green cover. Rain Water Harvesting Structures As India develops the need for fresh water is increasing day by day because of the increase in agricultural production, industrialization and the ever growing population. Water is being used in a very unscientific manner leading to depletion in the ground water level and today there is water scarcity in virtually all the major cities. The Foundation has constructed rain water harvesting structures in the cities and also has constructed check water dams in the rural areas to arrest the severe depletion of the water level. Waste Management: Waste disposal is one of the major problems being faced by all nations across the globe. It takes anywhere between three to seven days for the waste to be disposed from the time of its generation. Major portion of the collected waste is dumped in landfill sites. The recyclable content of waste ranges from about 13% to 20%. In a developing country like India, paper, plastic, glass, rubber, ferrous and non-ferrous metals – all the material that can be recycled are salvaged from this waste to produce low-cost products extensively used by the lower-income groups of the society. However, data collected from 44 Indian cities have revealed that about 70% of them do not have adequate capacity for collection and transportation of solid waste. The uncollected waste that usually finds its way in sewers is eaten by cattle, or left to rot in the open, or burnt on roadsides. In the face of burgeoning urban populations and growing mounds of garbage, initiatives like converting garbage into energy could show the way for cities. The landfill sites are also nearing full capacity and the Municipal Corporation is finding it difficult to look for alternative sites. The only solution to this problem is the disposal of the wastes using scientific methods of waste management. Dean of IIPM Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's GIDF has started a programme to tackle this where the waste is first segregated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste. The recyclable waste is put into vermin composting pits where it turns into organic manure in a week to ten days time and is finally provided to farmers for farming purposes. Volunteers who are involved in this programme have been named as "Safai Mitras" who also are spreading awareness about basic sanitation in the community. << Previous Story Next Story >>

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