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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 24 2018 02:51 PM
[B]What happens to your garbage after you segregate it?[/B] [URL="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Sidharth-Ravi/"][IMG]https://www.thehindu.com/static/theme/default/base/img/author-deafault.png[/IMG][/URL][URL="https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Sidharth-Ravi/"]Sidharth Ravi[/URL] NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 00:00 IST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 03:45 IST [IMG]https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/xqkhmy/article25024078.ece/alternates/FREE_660/garbage-recycliGE84MIMR54jpgjpg[/IMG] While what can go into the dry waste bin remains fairly clear, what is allowed in the wet waste bin is less apparent.V.V. KRISHNANV_V_KRISHNAN [B]Though municipalities are strongly encouraging citizens to segregate waste, chances are the segregated garbage is thrown into a mixed pile of dry and wet waste[/B] The municipal corporations in Delhi are conducting intensive cleanliness drives across the city as part of the Prime Minister's 'Swachhta Hi Seva' initiative. One of the goals of the drives, which will last till October 2, is to encourage households to segregate garbage, and put wet waste in green dustbins and dry waste in blue ones. Experts have consistently advocated such 'source segregation' as the first step towards better waste management. Consequently, solid waste management by-laws for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, notified in January, also put the onus of waste segregation on the generator of waste. However, corporation officials said very few neighbourhoods in the city currently segregate their waste. "We have been trying to increase awareness among people through information campaigns but there is resistance from the public," said a municipal official. The matter even came up before the Supreme Court last month, where a Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta criticised the city's householders for not segregating their waste. But what happens to waste that is already being segregated in a few neighbourhoods in the city? Residents of DDA Janta flats in East of Kailash have been religiously segregating their waste into dry and wet dustbins for years now. Beena, a resident and [I]safai karamchari[/I] , said it is because most people in the locality work for the municipal corporation. "It is easy. We put the waste from the kitchen in polyethene bags and leave dry waste in dustbins outside." Tota Mian, a garbage collector in the locality, said: "Residents have been segregating waste for at least the last six years that I have been working here." Unlike garbage collectors in areas that do not segregate waste, Tota Mian does not have to go through the added trouble of separating recyclable material from the muck of mixed waste. He either sells the recyclable material to a contractor at a nominal rate or dumps it in the blue dustbins of the auto tipper that collects garbage in the area. What remains is biodegradable waste, which goes into the green bins. However, while garbage from this neighbourhood finds itself neatly compartmentalised, the same auto tipper also collects garbage from households that do not segregate their waste. This means that the already segregated waste gets mixed up at just the second level of collection. Further, while what can go into the dry waste bin remains fairly clear, what is allowed in the wet waste bin is less apparent. [B]'Complex classification'[/B] "Classification has become much more complex now. But for us, all municipal solid waste apart from plastics, paper, metal, wood and glass comprises wet waste," said Anil Gupta, CEO of Dakshin Dilli Swachh Initiatives Limited, one of three firms contracted by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to oversee garbage collection in their jurisdiction. This means that the 'wet waste' bins are filled with low-grade polythene, like multilayered plastics, old clothes and anything else coming out from households that may not be of recycling value and not valuable enough to be segregated by waste pickers. A majority of this 'wet waste' finds its way to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant managed by the Jindal group. "Wastes from unorganised colonies and slums tend to have a lot of silt in it and has low calorific value, so it is sent directly to the landfill as it cannot be used in the plant. On the other hand, wastes from higher income localities tend to contain more plastics and paper and burn more easily, so they are sent to the plant," said Mr. Gupta. Chitra Mukherjee, programme director at non-government organisation Chintan, said, "There is a fascination for incineration plants in this city. But that should be the last resort after different types of waste are streamlined and processed separately." The NGO is currently part of an expert committee set up on the directions of the Supreme Court to devise solutions to Delhi's garbage woes. Commenting on household-level segregation, Ms. Mukherjee said, "Most people are not keen on segregating garbage as the waste is not being processed properly." While Delhi currently runs three waste-to-energy plants, which process about 4,800 tonnes of waste daily, more are being planned by the city's corporations. [I][B]There is a fascination for incineration plants in this city. But that should be the last resort after different types of waste are streamlined and processed separately[/B][/I] [I][B]Chitra Mukherjee[/B][/I] [I][B]Programme director, Chintan[/B][/I] [URL="https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/what-happens-to-your-garbage-after-you-segregate-it/article25024085.ece"]https://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...le25024085.ece[/URL]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 24 2018 03:36 PM
[h=1]Getting bots to clean sewers[/h] [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Ketaki-Desai-479252095.cms"]Ketaki Desai[/URL] and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Sonam-Joshi-479232786.cms"]Sonam Joshi[/URL] | TNN | Sep 24, 2018, 08:35 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-65927971,imgsize-177405,width-400,resizemode-4/65927971.jpg[/IMG] Bandicoot, a robotic cleaner, is equipped with cameras, an automated arm and a bucket Last year, Sachin Kumar nearly died when he suddenly felt faint after opening a [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/septic-tank"]septic tank[/URL]. The 35-year-old has been working as a manual scavenger in Delhi for the last 15 years, with just a bucket and rope as his tools. "Forget protective gear, we don't even get water to drink or soap to wash our hands when we're on a job," says Kumar. "I have seen three people working with me die. They never came out of the sewer. But if we don't do this, what else can we do?" Last week, six manual scavengers asphyxiated to death in two incidents in Delhi. National Commission for Safai Karamcharis figures state that there has been one death every five days since January 2017. Now, a couple of initiatives offer a way out to those engaged in this dangerous and inhuman work. [IMG]https://static.toiimg.com/img/65927976/Master.jpg[/IMG] [I]A skill development class for manual scavengers in Delhi[/I] [B]Manholes to robo-holes[/B] Sewer-cleaning robots could soon be an alternative to [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/manual-scavenging"]manual scavenging[/URL]. Bandicoot, a semi-automatic [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/robot"]robot[/URL] developed by Thiruvananthapuram-based startup Genrobotics, only requires a human operator to stand on the street near the manhole. The machine — with its many cameras, a robotic arm with 360-degree mobility, and a handy bucket to collect the waste — does the rest. The operator is only needed for navigation when the manhole is of non-standard size or there are multiple sewer lines below. Bandicoot is the brainchild of a group of engineers, who came together after three people died in a manhole in Kozhikode in 2015. Co-founder Arun George, 25, says these weren't accidental deaths, but "a form of murder". "People are being forced to do this unsafe work because of their caste, and because there is no technology in place to protect them. A human being is still required to enter a manhole. Our aim is to change its name from manhole to robo-hole." Bandicoot has been commissioned by municipal bodies in Kerala, [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tamil-nadu"]Tamil Nadu[/URL]and Andhra Pradesh, where they have also trained 80 manual scavengers to operate the bots in a bid to offset the loss of livelihood. Similarly, Bengaluru's Ajantha [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Technologies"]Technologies[/URL] has created Sewer Croc. The robot uses a camera to identify blockages and its powerful water jet and cutting system flushes them out in the sewer line. It also has a device containing a poisonous gas detector and venting machine to prevent possible mishaps. Light and easy, it can be operated by manual scavengers without entering the manhole. Sewer Croc may soon go into action in Hyderabad. Ajantha MD Ongolu Germiya says more needs to be done. The government should allocate Swachh Bharat funds to promote tech innovations to "eradicate human intervention through automation," he says. Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) national convenor Bezwada Wilson says the "permanent solution" is "complete mechanisation". "Why is the government not taking more steps towards mechanised cleaning? Human beings should not enter sewers or septic tanks at all and those working as scavengers must be rehabilitated in non-scavenging, dignified occupations," says Wilson. To counter job losses, automation needs to go hand in hand with rehabilitation. [B]Learning housekeeping[/B] Since last month, Sachin Kumar has been attending housekeeping classes in the afternoon as part of a rehabilitation programme in Delhi's Shahdara. All his companions are manual scavengers or their dependents, aged between 20 and 55 years. Dressed in blue T-shirts and red caps emblazoned with the words 'Mera Hunar, Mera Samman' (my skill, my honour), two batches of around 25 students each learn to use a vacuum cleaner, do laundry in a washing machine, etc. The vocational programme was started by K Mahesh, district magistrate of Shahdara in east Delhi, and is supported by NGOs such as ActionAid, Centre for Advocacy and Research, Mahila Pragati Manch and Sadik Masih Medical Social Servant Society. The classes are held in Mahesh's office. At the end of the three-month programme, students will be assessed, given a certificate and an assured job with minimum wages in hospitals, hotels, restaurants and homes. K Mahesh says the idea is to provide scavengers with a "level playing field, a change in livelihood, as well as self-respect and dignity". Though their identification and rehabilitation is mandated by a 2013 law, Shahdara is possibly the first to initiate such a programme. "While it has been banned since 1993, and official records list zero manual scavengers, there are 25,000-50,000 in Delhi alone," says Vinay Stephen of Sadik Masih Society. Meanwhile for Kumar, attending the class means losing income, but he is hoping it will eventually offer an [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/escape-route"]escape route[/URL]. "They told us we'll get you jobs and transform your lives. Your children can also study and become doctors and engineers. That's why we are here." [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/getting-bots-to-clean-sewers/articleshow/65927940.cms[/url]
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Team IREF
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 24 2018 03:43 PM
[h=1]Encroachment on forest land can't be protected: Delhi HC[/h] The Delhi high court has said encroachment on forest land cannot be protected while refusing to direct the authorities not to demolish a five-decade-old temple, built on a forest land, in the capital. PTI | Sep 23, 2018, 16:53 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-65922661,imgsize-363778,width-400,resizemode-4/65922661.jpg[/IMG] Representative image NEW DELHI: The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi-high-court"]Delhi high court[/URL] has said [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/encroachment"]encroachment[/URL] on [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/forest-land"]forest land[/URL] cannot be protected while refusing to direct the authorities not to demolish a [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/five-decade-old-temple"]five-decade-old temple[/URL], built on a forest land, in the capital. The court said it was clear from the averments made in the petition that the temple was constructed by encroachment and there was no reason to prohibit the forest department from recovering the land or demolishing the structure. "The assertion that the structure is an ancient temple is also inconsistent with the averments in the petition to the effect that the same was built in 1965. "In this view, this court finds no reason to interdict the forest department for recovering the said land or demolishing any structure thereon. It is now well settled that encroachments on forest land are not to be protected," Justice Vibhu Bakhru said while dismissing the petition filed by those managing the temple 'baba mohan ram ki kholi pracheen mandir'. The petitioner claimed that the temple was built by his father in 1965 and he and his children are now looking after the day-to-day affairs of the structure. He said they are apprehending that the forest department would demolish the temple, which is located near Jonapur village in south Delhi and the authorities be restrained from doing so. The man claimed that the authorities had acquired uncultivated surplus land in Jonapur village and other villages as notified in a 1996 notification but the temple, spread over an area of two acres, was not acquired as it was built up. The court noted that undisputedly the temple was situated amongst forest lands. [h=2]When the court asked the man's counsel as to what right did they have to occupy this land, he responded that it was gaon sabha land and the petitioner could be evicted by following due process.[/h] "Concededly, the petitioner has no right to the land/property in question," the court noted. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/encroachment-on-forest-land-cant-be-protected-delhi-hc/articleshow/65922656.cms[/url]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 24 2018 05:03 PM
[h=1]Delhi: NGT asks committee to look into pollution caused by plastic industries in Narela, Bawana[/h] PTI | Sep 24, 2018, 15:53 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-65934223,imgsize-418969,width-400,resizemode-4/65934223.jpg[/IMG] NEW DELHI: The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/national-green-tribunal"]National Green Tribunal[/URL] has asked to form a committee to look into a plea alleging pollution by industries making [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/shoe-soles"]shoe soles[/URL] and other plastic goods in [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Narela"]Narela[/URL] and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bawana"]Bawana[/URL] area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Justice-Adarsh-Kumar-Goel"]Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel[/URL] constituted a panel of the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to look into the matter and file a report within a month. "Allegation in this application received by e-mail is that pollution is being caused by the plastic industry making shoe soles...They are not maintaining the pollution and waste management norms. They are throwing their industrial waste here and there in the area which is creating problem to residents and the environment and is health hazard. "Let the above allegation be looked into and an appropriate action taken in accordance with law by a joint committee of the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee within one month. CPCB will be the nodal agency," the bench said. The tribunal has put up the matter for consideration on January 17 next year. It also reiterated that every order of the National Green Tribunal is binding as a decree of court and non-compliance is actionable by way of punitive action in terms of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. [h=2]The green panel's direction came on an application filed by city resident Arun Kumar through e-mail seeking action against plastic industries making shoe soles and other plastic goods such as rexine, adhesive and other highly inflammable items in Narela and Bawana area.[/h] The plea alleged that these industries are throwing their waste here and there in the area which is creating problem to residents and environment. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-ngt-asks-committee-to-look-into-pollution-caused-by-plastic-industries-in-narela-bawana/articleshow/65934213.cms[/url]
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Team IREF
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 24 2018 07:23 PM
[h=1]Delhi braces for toxic air as stubble burning begins in neighbouring states[/h] [h=2]Delhi's AQI has ranged between 50 and 150 this September, which is in the 'satisfactory' to 'moderate' range. According to CPCB, clean air is defined by an AQI of less than 50.[/h] INDIA Updated: Sep 24, 2018 09:09 IST [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_90x90/HT/Web/AuthorsAndColumnists/Pictures/Crop/Joydeep%20Thakur%20M76210-0213-kElC-U102101695350jLD-250x250%40HT-Web.jpg[/IMG] [URL="https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/joydeep-thakur"]Joydeep Thakur[/URL] Hindustan Times, New Delhi [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2018/09/23/Pictures/farmers-burn-stubbles_c277f236-bf57-11e8-8a71-2e69120e7585.jpg[/IMG] Over the past week, at least 61 cases of stubble burning have been detected in Haryana, and two in Punjab(PTI Photo) The season's first cases of stubble burning — regarded by experts as one of the principal reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the National Capital Region every winter — have been reported from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, according to two officials familiar with the developments. Over the past week, at least 61 cases of stubble burning have been detected in Haryana, and two in Punjab, confirmed members of the state pollution control boards of the two states. They both said that satellite monitoring of burning stubble — a post-monsoon phenomenon in which farmers set fire to their paddy fields in order to get them ready for wheat sowing in November — will start from this week. "In Haryana, all the 61 cases have been reported from Karnal district (140km from Delhi). We have lodged FIRs (first information report) in 26 cases so far. As much as Rs 90,000 has been collected from 35 farmers as fines," said S Narayanan, member secretary of the Haryana Pollution Control Board. "These are the first cases of crop-residue burning in Punjab this season. Two cases of stubble burning have been reported so far. While one was reported from Amritsar, the second one was detected in Patiala," said Karunesh Garg, member secretary of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. Garg said that a penalty of Rs 5,000 has been imposed on the Patiala farmer for burning crop residue, but the Amritsar case is still being verified. In 2015, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had imposed fines ranging between Rs 2,500 and Rs 15,000 on farmers to prevent them from burning crop residue, smoke from which was being carried towards Delhi by northwesterly winds. "With the retreat of monsoon, the northwesterly winds start blowing in. This paves the way for a major chunk of the pollutants to reach Delhi and other cities located in the path of the winds," said D Saha, a former head of the air quality laboratory at the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In the winter of 2017, while officials in Haryana detected around 12,657 stubble-burning cases through satellite mapping, in Punjab 43,814 cases were recorded. Chief ministers of the three states have been squabbling for the last two years over the impact of stubble burning on pollution levels in the Capital. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has insisted that it is one of the biggest reasons why the city becomes a "gas chamber" in the winter. While Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Punjab CM Amrinder Singh say the Delhi government is exaggerating the problem, they have acknowledged that it is a matter of concern and last year demanded central assistance. PCB's Air Quality Index (AQI) shows that in 2017, the air quality in Delhi started dropping from the first week of October. On October 8, it fell to 247, which is considered 'poor' according to the grading yardstick. It then continued to deteriorate, clocking 306 ('very poor') on October 17, and hitting 486 ('severe') on November 9, a period when Delhi encountered thick smog for over a week, leading to the government declaring a public health emergency. Delhi's AQI has ranged between 50 and 150 this September, which is in the 'satisfactory' to 'moderate' range. According to CPCB, clean air is defined by an AQI of less than 50. Since last year, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has been empowered with a graded response action plan (Grap) to take emergency measures in the national capital to combat and counter pollution spikes. Different reports by government and private researchers say that biomass burning, which includes stubble burning, causes 16% to 30% of Delhi's pollution. Another report in August 2018 by the Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) and Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India, however, said that only 4% of Delhi's pollution during winter comes from agriculture waste burning. Experts say that toxic fumes from fields on which crop residue has been burnt engulf the Capital, resulting in thick smog. A study published by peer-reviewed journal Springer in 2015 suggested that each ton of crop residue releases around 3kg of particulate matter, 60 kg of carbon monoxide, 1,460 kg of carbon dioxide, 199kg of ash and 2kg of sulphur dioxide. On September 13, Delhi's environment minister Imran Hussain wrote to his counterparts in Haryana and Punjab government requesting them to take preventive steps to stop stubble burning. "In 2017, crop residue burning incidents had dropped by nearly 46% compared to 2016. This time, we are expecting the figures to drop further as several measures are being taken from increasing vigil to subsidising machines. The super straw management system has been made mandatory with combined harvesters, which would help in managing the straw left behind in the field after harvest," said Garg. Haryana has identified at least 30 villages in which there would be increased vigil. Earlier this year, the Union government approved Rs 1,151 crore to manage crop residue. The fund will primarily be used to subsidise machinery required for in-situ management of the residue. "The harvesting has just started. There is still a lot of moisture in the soil because of the rains. Incidents of crop residue have started and will pick up from the first week of October," said an official of the Punjab pollution control board. "That will be our test." [url]https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-braces-for-foul-air-as-stubble-burning-begins-in-neighbouring-states/story-vBe2ho1CLd8G1XsX4fjL1M.html[/url]
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