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Urgent Require Environment Experts with following criteria:

Posted by Vaishali Harshal Tambat on September 22, 2016 at 1:50am

Urgent Require Environment Experts with following criteria:

1. Post Graduation in Environmental Engineering with 10 years of experience - 1 no.

2. Post Graduation in Environmental Engineering with 5 years of experience - 1 no.

3. Graduation in Environmental Engineering with 5 years of experience - 1 no.

4. B.E in Environmental Engineering or equivalent - 1 no.

5. B.E in Environmental / Civil Engineering or equivalent - 3 no.

6. B.E in Mechanical Engineer or equivalent - 1 no.

7. B.E in Electrical Engineer or equivalent - 1 no.

8. Graduate/Diploma with experience of 1 years - 5 nos.

9. Auto cad operator - 1 no.

10. Specialized in Marathi typing - 1 no.

Interested candidates can mail their CV's on vaishaliharshal@gmail.com

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Hiring of young and dynamic professionals for Waste Management Team

Posted by swati singh sambyal on September 19, 2016 at 1:35am

PROGRAMME OFFICER FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-profit institution, is currently seeking Programme Officer for the Waste Management Team. 

ABOUT CSE AND THE TEAM BACKGROUND

Established in 1980, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a New Delhi based independent public interest research organisation that aims to promote an informed public opinion in favour of environmental sustainability and sustainable development and bring about fundamental policy change. CSE has been successfully conducting its own brand of activism based on research and knowledge in the areas of industrial rating, urban air quality and urban transport, water supply, sewage management, toxification and rural environmental management.

CSE forayed into solid waste management in the year 2014 with an objective to understand the status of solid waste in our country. Two years hence, our work in this sector has brought a different picture of solid waste management- that it is just not about sweeping cities off garbage. The team aims to engage in research and advocacy for providing effective and affordable policies in the stream of solid waste management in the country.  The major work of the team includes generation of data, documentation of best practices, writing policy briefs, developing action plans and sensitisation to build the capacity of policy makers, local bodies for better solid waste management in India and Global South. The overall nature of work of the team is extremely dynamic and remains abreast with current developments.

WORK PROFILE

The candidate will be required to substantially contribute to the team’s research and advocacy work. Specific tasks will involve-

  • Writing extensively on waste management related issues, best practices, particularly related to the team’s focus;

  • Research on policy matters;

  • Analysis of data/information as required for specific research;

  • Preparation of reports, communication materials, and other publications as necessary;

  • Communicating with a wide range of stakeholders for effective advocacy;

  • Enhancing network of concerned stakeholders;

  • Travel as required for the team’s work.

SKILLS

  • Excellent writing skills, should be able to present information in a clear and concise manner;

  • Ability to comprehend and synthesize diverse information;

  • Very good oral communication and networking ability;

  • Must be able to work under short deadlines;

  • Ability to think creatively;

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team;

  • Should be disciplined, responsible and flexible with work as per requirements of the team;

  • Most importantly, given the dynamic nature of the teams work, the candidate needs to be extremely motivated and perceptive.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

  • Candidates with a B.Tech/M.Tech in Environmental Engineering, with excellent writing and communication skills and having a work experience of over 4-6 years in the relevant field

  • Candidates with credentials in Environmental Journalism/ Journalists with particular background and experience in environmental and policy issues concerning solid waste management and having a work experience of over 4-6 years in the relevant field.

Final candidates will be required to take a writing test.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position is based in New Delhi.

The last date of application is Sep 23, 2016. To apply for the above position, please ‘click here’.

 

Web link: http://www.cseindia.org/content/programme-officer-waste-management-team-0

Or Post it to: 

Ms. Jagdeep Gupta , Executive Director- Planning & Operations
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi – 110062
Tel: 29956394/6339/5124 Fax: 29955879

NP: Only short listed candidates will be informed

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Is Court the only solution for environmental protection and enforcement of Law with long judicial process?

Posted by Dr Surendra Kumar Yadav on September 7, 2016 at 12:30am

Dear All

Is Court the only solution for environmental protection and enforcement of Law with long judicial process?

Few University/ Institutes are removing Environmental Studies (a compulsory course at Graduate level as per Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India) from syllabus. In a recent matter as explained in letter/ representation address to higher authorities below, what can be other solution(s) for such unjustified act?

Some people like A K Katiyar who is professor of physics at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (UP), India are working to destroy environmental education. A letter was also written in this connection to higher authorities as under:

 

SPPED POST/ fax: 0522-2287025/email

Date: 20.08.2016

To

Hon’ble Chairman

U.P. State Council of Higher Education, 6th Floor, INDIRA BHAWAN, ASHOK MARG, LUCKNOW-226001 U.P.

 

Sub:    Request for (1) compliance of Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for re-introduction again compulsory subject (Environmental Studies) as earlier in current session in BTech I year syllabus as earlier,

(2) Action in Green Mission of UP Government and to save employment of many teachers of Environmental Studies,

(3) action against Dr A K Katiyar, Professor of Physics, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021.

 

Respected Sir,

 

Efforts of the UP government in environmental protection and green UP mission are well known and recognized at International level. Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (civil)  860 of 1991 [M.C.Mehta V. Union of India & Ors.] changed the history of India for Environmental education as it is now mandatory course at all UG level in the country. Few people like Dr A K Katiyar (who is Professor of Physics in a UP Government University and do not know the importance of environmental protection), Professor, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021, being convener in Board of Studies at University, intentionally violates Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (as he know it is compulsory subject as per Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court) and dropped some 15 days ago (recently) the compulsory subject of Environmental studies from I year of BTech (UG) Program for the session 2016-17 (changed syllabus is available at University website) without any fear of Law/ Contempt of Supreme Court Order.  As a result of this many other colleges affiliated with this University also dropping/ deleting “Environmental Sciences” subject, which is compulsory, from UG program in current session. The mission and effort of Government to make UP and country green and more livable environmentally and efforts of the Government are derailed by Dr A K Katiyar; consequently many contractual teachers of environmental studies may be removed in near future, because contract of many teachers for Environmental studies are renewed on session/ yearly basis. On one side Government is giving employments while on another side people like Dr A K Katiyar is creating a situation to fail the policy of Government to create unemployment.

 

Please sir, there is an urgent need and request (1) for immediate action in the matter to compliance of Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to introduce again “Environmental Studies” subject in current session itself as earlier in BTech Ist Year and all other UG programs (2) for action against Dr A K Katiyar, Professor of Physics, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU), IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021. Email mail: akkatiyariet@yahoo.com Mob. 9415039015, as he is not obeying Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and being convener derailing the mission UP green of Government, and for playing with career of many Teachers of Environmental Studies.

 

There is also need to send an immediate order to Registrar/ Vice Chancellor, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU), IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021 and other Universities to follow Government/ Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders and not to remove the subject of “Environmental Studies” from Ist year BTech program (UG) like all other technical Universities, NITs and other Universities of the country.

 

Submitted for kind perusal please at the earliest in the interest of mission green UP.

Thanking You

 

Sincerely Yours

 

 Sd/

[Dr Surendra Kumar Yadav (Environmentalist)]

VPO-Daulcha, Baghpat (UP).

Present address/ address for correspondence:

37, Old Roshan Pura Extn.,

A-Block, Najafgarh, New Delhi-110043

email: skyemvu@yahoo.com, dryes@rediffmail.com

cell: 08010513998 and 08445329764

 

Copy to:

(1)  Hon’ble Chief Minister, 5, Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow (UP).

(2)  Shri Jitendra Kumar, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department & Member Secretary , U.P. State Council of Higher Education, INDIRA BHAWAN, ASHOK MARG, LUCKNOW-226001 U.P.

(3)  Dr. R.P.S Yadav, Additional Secretary, U.P. State Council of Higher Education,INDIRA BHAWAN, ASHOK MARG, LUCKNOW-226001 U.P.- for kind perusal for action at the earliest in the matter please.

 

 

 

SPPED POST; Date: 20.08.2016

To

The Registrar

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021 (U.P.)

 

Sub:    Request for (1) compliance of Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for re-introduction again compulsory subject (Environmental Studies) as earlier in current session in BTech I year syllabus as earlier,

(2) Action in Green Mission of UP Government and to save employment of many teachers of Environmental Studies,

(3) action against Dr A K Katiyar, Professor of Physics, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021.

 

Respected Sir,

 

I am a responsible citizen and therefore writing you this letter. Efforts of the government in environmental protection and green mission are well known and recognized at International level. Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (civil)  860 of 1991 [M.C.Mehta V. Union of India & Ors.] changed the history of India for Environmental education as it is now mandatory course at all UG level in the country. Few people like Dr A K Katiyar (who is Professor of Physics in a UP Government University and do not know the importance of environmental protection), Professor, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021, being convener in Board of Studies at University, intentionally violates Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (as he know it is compulsory subject as per Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court) and dropped some 15 days ago (recently) the compulsory subject of Environmental studies from I year of BTech (UG) Program for the session 2016-17 (changed syllabus is available at University website) without any fear of Law/ Contempt of Supreme Court Order.  As a result of this many other colleges affiliated with this University also dropping/ deleting “Environmental Sciences” subject, which is compulsory, from UG program in current session. The mission and effort of Government for green mission and more livable environmentally and efforts of the Government are derailed by Dr A K Katiyar; consequently many contractual teachers of environmental studies may be removed in near future, because contract of many teachers for Environmental studies are renewed on session/ yearly basis. On one side Government is giving employments while on another side people like Dr A K Katiyar is creating a situation to fail the policy of Government to create unemployment.

 

Please sir, there is an urgent need and request (1) for immediate action in the matter to compliance of Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to introduce again “Environmental Studies” subject in current session itself as earlier in BTech Ist Year and all other UG programs (2) for action against Dr A K Katiyar, Professor of Physics, Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU), IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- 226021, Email mail: akkatiyariet@yahoo.com Mob. 9415039015, as he is not obeying Orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and being convener derailing the mission green of Government, and playing with career of many Teachers of Environmental Studies.

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India is well recognized right to clean air and clean environment in number of cases as Fundamental Right of citizens; and importance and necessity of environmental protection in the country.  

 

Submitted for kind perusal in the matter please at the earliest for action within 03 days otherwise I shall be helpless and compelled to approach Hon’ble Court for Environmental Justice.

 

Thanking You

 

Sincerely Yours

 

 

[Dr Surendra Kumar Yadav (Environmentalist)]

37, Old Roshan Pura Extn.,

A-Block, Najafgarh, New Delhi-110043.

cell: 08010513998; email: dryes@rediffmail.com

 

Copy to:

(1)  Hon’ble Chairman, University Grant Commission, UGC Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002- with a request for action as mentioned in the subject or to derecognized (unrecognized) the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU), IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and its affiliated colleges and their degrees in case of non-compliance of the Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court.

(2)  Hon’ble Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AITCE), New Delhi-110067- - with a request for action as mentioned in the subject or to derecognized (unrecognized) the BTech Program of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU), IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and its affiliated colleges and their degrees in case of non-compliance of the Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court and directions of Government, as AITCE and UGC were also parties in above mentioned Order of Hon’be Supreme Court.

 

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Painting Competition on Energy Conservation - 2016

Posted by Surojit Gupta on September 4, 2016 at 1:00pm

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has launched a nationwide campaign to promote Energy Conservation in the country, by inviting all the School children from 4th standard to 9th standard to participate in school, State and National Level painting competition. The objective is to create awareness about the need for conserving energy and
to inculcate the habit of conservation in children - who are the best agents of change !
For details check out :

http://www.facebook.com/greeniesglobe

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Solid Waste management- India's requirement-how to tackle

Posted by Binay kumar gupta on August 9, 2016 at 10:23am
Solid Waste Management Challenges

The realization of sustainable solid waste management is a major challenge for local governments today. Unplanned rapid population growth in urban areas has resulted in serious infrastructural problems making conventional solid waste management practices difficult to implement. Furthermore, many developing countries suffer from the following challenges that are not easily solved through conventional systems:

  • Inadequate government funding and capacity (esp. trucks) to provide services
  • Initial costs and operation of conventional systems are very expensive
  • Lack of fee collection system and law enforcement on fees and fines
  • Lack of training, equipment, and capacities by local service providers
  • Limited community awareness
  • Limited to no waste separation before the final dumpsite
  • Land limitations inhibiting the creation of new transfer stations and dumpsites
  • Unreliable solid waste management services results in illegal waste dumping and pollution
Gaps in Centralized Solid Waste Management

When solid waste management services are not provided or accessible in unplanned areas through conventional means, the responsibility to manage solid waste becomes the responsibility of individuals. In developing countries with poor service provisions and a lack of solid waste education, most individuals rely on burning or illegally dumping their solid waste as their management strategy.

The results of these practices can be extremely harmful to both human and environmental health including: toxins leaching into the soil and groundwater supplies, build up of waste causing flooding, increased air pollution from burning etc.

DESWAM- A Systemic Approach

A Decentralised Solid Waste Management (DESWAM) system approach is based on the concept of integrating decentralized peri-urban systems within urban planning initiatives and centralized waste concepts. This allows communities to meet their needs and micro-manage their solid waste while ensuring it meets the larger waste management strategy.

 

DESWAM focuses on engaging all stakeholders involved in the solid waste management process and providing reliable and regular waste services that cover the following steps:

  • Source waste management
  • Waste and fee collection
  • Waste reduction at a DESWAM facility
  • Transport of waste to the final dumpsite

Simplicity is expressed by on or off-site basic waste separation into three groups; organic waste, recyclable waste, and residual waste, and by implementing simple composting technologies on available sites. Once established this management system can help reduce the amount of solid waste transported to final landfills by up to 60% and allows for alternative income to be generated for solid waste management operators.

DESWAM systems are designed in such a way that the new system helps to induce behavior changes leading to increased local environmental integrity and helps communities meet the requirements stipulated by environmental laws and regulations.

DESWAM Service Model

The underlying principle of DESWAM is to create regular and reliable solid waste management systems following sustainable business models. This tends to require extensive stakeholder training and engagement in the following areas:

  • Client database and mapping creation and management (for fees and service areas)
  • Logistics/Coordination; coordinating available trucks, funding, and waste stakeholders
  • Service provider business and operations training
  • DESWAM facility operations training
DESWAM Facilities

A DESWAM facility can be designed to manage varying amounts of incoming solid waste per day depending on individual community needs. The applications of this system are primarily based on three management principles (modules), combined according to their specific characteristics to a customized treatment system.

  • Solid waste separation into; organic, recyclable, and residual solid wastes (either at the household level or in a facility)
  • Recycling, reusing, and selling of separated recyclable waste to markets and industries for profit
  • Composting of organic waste to create useable soil additive and fertilizer
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

A material recovery facility is a facility where waste is separated into organic, recyclable, and residual waste and organic waste is composted on site. Organic waste is composted in a side facility on site and the final compost product is sold for profit. Recyclable waste is sold to the private sector or industry for other uses. Residual waste is either shipped directly off site or stored in a temporary waste holding container until it can be transported to the final landfill.

A MRF is essentially a combination of a Material Separation Facility and a Compost Facility.

Compost Facility (CF)

A compost facility is a location where organic waste is transformed into compost. Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled to become a natural soil additive and fertilizer.

HOUSEHOLD WASTE SEPARATION: 

Separating solid waste at your home is easy!

All you need is two containers; one to hold organic waste and one to hold inorganic waste.

Benefits of Household Waste Separation: 
  • Produces a cleaner by-product for handling
  • Waste is easier to handle for composting
  • Saves money and time for the DESWAM facility operators
DESWAM Service Packages
  • Material Recovery Facility(MRF)
  • Material Separation Facility(MSF)
  • Compost Facility (CF)
  • DESWAM Quality Standard Guidelines
  • Community Education and Mobilization
  • Operator Training and Supervision
  • Technical Expertise
  • Service Provider Business Development
  • Facilitating Local Government in Implementing Solid Waste Services
 
 
 
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Requirement of a NABET’s approved Functional Area Expert for the Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling and Prediction IRG Systems South Asia Pvt.Ltd. (IRGSSA), New Delhi.

Posted by krishna kumar on August 9, 2016 at 4:21am

IRG Systems South Asia Pvt.Ltd. (IRGSSA), based out of New Delhi. is a professional management consulting organisation in the domain of    Environment,  Energy and Natural Resources since 2001 (www.irgssa.com)

 

IRGSSA requires a NABET’s approved Functional Area Expert for the Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling and  Prediction on the full time   or on empanelment basis. Essential  qualifications and experience is given below

 

a. Educational qualifications specific to functional area

 

Engineering Environmental / civil / chemical

Or

Master’s (post graduate) degree in Meteorology / Environmental Sciences / Environment Management / Environmental Studies / Industrial Pollution Control / Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Statistics / Atmospheric Sciences and the like.

 

b. Experience specific to functional area must include:

 

-Developing micro meteorological data for use in modeling

-Collecting and using secondary data on meteorology like cloud cover, inversion related data, mixing heights etc., for modeling.

-Application of relevant air quality models in prediction of dispersion of pollutants, plotting of isopleths of GLCs representing incremental pollution levels, worst case scenarios on suitable maps showing both, the sources of pollution as well as the environmentally sensitive receptions.

 

The models used should be able to address source to receptor scenarios for point sources, area sources and line sources. The models should also conform to the requirements of CPCB.

 

The following are the additional  requirements from the expert:

 

-Adequate knowledge of EIA legislation process in India.

-Contribution to EIA documentation.

-Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation specifically related to air pollution.

- Contribute to other Environment, Energy and   Natural Resources related projects of IRGSSA

 

c. Training (preferable)

 

Specialized course / training on air quality modeling, air pollution meteorology, atmospheric sciences and impact prediction.

 

 

IRGSSA is an equal opportunity employer. However, preference   would be given to candidates who could join as soon as possible.

 


Interested Experts can email CV to irgssa@irgssa.com or contact on 011-4597-4597 

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Laddakh Organic Bazaar: 26th to 28th August

Posted by Pradeep Mehta on August 9, 2016 at 1:03am

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Laddakh Organic Farmers Foundation (LOFF), along with its two partners CENSFOOD and Kalilash Expedition is organizing a Three day Organic Festival from 26th to 28th of August to promote organics in the mountain region mainly cold desert areas. This festival will give an opportunity to the farmers to showcase their organic products and develop linkages with organic buyers and organic certifying agencies.

Programme brochure is attached for your kind perusal.

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The "Valley of Flowers"

Posted by Surojit Gupta on August 7, 2016 at 2:30pm

The "Valley of Flowers" is a spectacular meadow of colourful flowers located at Uttarakhand, India. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Although unknown to the modern world for centuries (until discovered in 1931) this remote speck of paradise surprisingly does find mention inthe Hindu Mythology !
Know more at Environmental News


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Decentralized Solid Waste Management

Posted by Binay kumar gupta on August 5, 2016 at 4:58am

Due to continuous high population growth and rapid economic development in urban areas, many public, private and informal sector service providers in cities in developing countries are unable to cope with increasing volumes of solid waste, especially in poor and low-income areas.

Regular and safe disposal of solid waste is the basis for hygiene and prevention of diseases and hence the foundation for any development activities oriented at poverty alleviation through improvement of health.

Decentralized solid waste management can be managed successfully in urban areas where residents have an explicit demand for additional solid waste disposal services. This is often the case in urban areas where conventional and informal service providers are unable to cope with increasing amounts of solid waste.

Improved Decentralized Solid Waste Management must address the following aspects:

  • Creates awareness about good solid-waste management practices
  • Creates awareness and understanding of different roles between different stakeholders
  • Establishes a multi-stakeholder service approach that involves households, private sector as well as public sector service providers
  • Strengthens the specific capacities of stakeholders involved in solid waste management
  • Improves information, education & communication of and between stakeholders
  • Improves management at the waste source level (separation)
  • Waste collection from households (cash & carry / bring systems that combine residual and recyclables)
  • Intermediate disposal (integrate sorting and separation within transfer stations)
  • Final separation of waste before final disposal on dump sites
  • Employing the “3 R” approach: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Good Practices

  • Information, education and communication (IEC) programs launched for different stakeholder levels that focus on the “3 R” approach: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • Introduction of "Good Practices" such as:
  • General reduction of solid waste
  • Separation of waste (organic, recyclables, non-recyclables) in special "separation stations"
  • Promotion of recycling techniques such as composting
  • Promotion of efficient and sustainable collection services

Improving collection practices of solid waste

Training of scavengers

  • Supporting civil society organizations to run efficient waste collection services
  • Facilitating cooperation between private and public sector service providers
  • Introducing innovative waste collection service schemes with targeted high participation of stakeholders


Material Recovery and Separation
Waste separation can be carried out at different levels:

  • at household level
  • at solid waste transfer stations
  • at final solid waste disposal dumps

Capacity & Awareness Building

Capacity building and awareness building measures are designed and facilitated for different stakeholders:
Private households, volunteers, school children, waste collectors, municipality departments, NGOs, scavengers Macro level

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Required Air Modelling expert for one of our project

Posted by Vaishali Harshal Tambat on August 4, 2016 at 5:43am

I need one Air modelling expert to do following

SCOPE

  • 3-month station meteorological data processing for model
  • Plotting Wind rose diagrams
  • Confirming emission inventory and stack height with the regulatory guidelines
  • Dispersion modelling using AERMOD; one season meteorological data
  • GLC Isopleths
  • Model Summary Table(s)

 

DELIVERABLES/FORMAT

  • Processed Meteorological Data Files – text
  • Wind rose Diagrams – image
  • Model Input and Output files – text
  • GLC Isopleths – image
  • Model summary Table(s), calculation sheet(s), and reference(s) if any – docx, xlsx, pdf, txt; as applicable
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Environmental Sanitation

Posted by Binay kumar gupta on August 4, 2016 at 1:00am

Environmental sanitation is a major public health issue in India. Recent interventional studies on environmental sanitation in India highlighted the importance of prioritizing control strategies. Environmental sanitation envisages promotion of health of the community by providing clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. It depends on various factors that include hygiene status of the people, types of resources available, innovative and appropriate technologies according to the requirement of the community, socioeconomic development of the country, cultural factors related to environmental sanitation, political commitment, capacity building of the concerned sectors, social factors including behavioral pattern of the community, legislative measures adopted, and others. India is still lagging far behind many countries in the field of environmental sanitation.The unsanitary conditions are appalling in India and need a great sanitary awakening similar to what took place in London in the mid-19th century. Improvement in sanitation requires newer strategies and targeted interventions with follow-up evaluation. The need of the hour is to identify the existing system of environmental sanitation with respect to its structure and functioning and to prioritize the control strategies according to the need of the country. These priorities are particularly important because of issue of water constraints, environment-related health problems, rapid population growth, inequitable distribution of water resources, issues related to administrative problems, urbanization and industrialization, migration of population, and rapid economic growth. Challenges 1. Prevention of contamination of water in distribution systems, 2. Growing water scarcity and the potential for water reuse and conservation, 3. Implementing innovative low-cost sanitation system 4. Providing sustainable water supplies and sanitation for urban and semiurban areas 5. Reducing disparities within the regions in the country 6. Sustainability of water and sanitation services. Requirements Implementation of low-cost sanitation system with lower subsidies, greater household involvement, range of technology choices, options for sanitary complexes for women, rural drainage systems, awareness building, involvement of NGOs and local groups, availability of finance, human resource development, and emphasis on school sanitation are the important areas to be considered. Also appropriate forms of private participation and public private partnerships, evolution of a sound sector policy in Indian context, and emphasis on sustainability with political commitment are prerequisites to bring the change.

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Decentralized treatment systems in India

Posted by Binay kumar gupta on August 2, 2016 at 12:10pm

Decentralized treatment systems in India

India is the country with the highest number of people practicing open defecation. Around 600 million people in India defecate in the open which is more than the next 13 countries combined. India counts for 90% of the people in south Asia and 59% of the 1.1 billion people in the world who practice open defecation (Unicef, 2015). As can be seen from the image, almost 3/4th of Indian states have 50% or more households without toilets. This explains the extent of improvement needed for the country. It is pretty evident from the image that the north, southwest and northeast parts of India are better than the rest of the country. The central part of India which includes Chhattisgarh, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and many other neighboring states are the main contributors towards this substantial number of 600 mn. Fig 2 is made using the data gathered from Census of India which shows the variation of percentage of households without toilets over a period of 10 years, 2001-2011. As can be seen, the total number of households in India without toilets has decreased from 53.1% to 63.6%.

 Fig. 2: Comparison of percentage of households in India without toilets, 2001-2011

Figure :Comparison of percentage of households in India without toilets, 2001-2011



 

As discussed earlier, the major part of rural India, almost 70% rural India households still lack proper toilet facilities whereas only around 20% urban Indian households are living without toilets. These numbers give a clear picture that the need of the hour is to work on improving sanitation and toilet facilities in rural parts of India.

When Indian states were compared, according to the data collected by Census of India, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP are the states which need the most attention because of their high percentage of households without toilets. Fig 3 shows the 12 states with the highest percentage of households without toilets in 2001. The red bars represent the decrease in the percentage from 2001 to 2011 and the blue bars represent the percentage in 2011. Although all of these 12 states are in bad conditions but the 5 aforementioned states are at maximum threat as can be seen from the chart. But there are states that have understood that this is an alarming problem and started working on it. There are programs run by government of India like swachh bharat abhiyan (in Hindi), which has an objective of making 12 crore toilets by the end of 2019 (Sharma, 2015). This also explains the decrease in percentages of different states. For example, Himachal Pradesh has shown a decrease of 35.7%, highest decrease among all the states. Following Himachal Pradesh is Haryana with a decrease of 24.1%.

 Fig. 3: Change in percentage of households without toilets from 2001-2011

Figure : Change in percentage of households without toilets from 2001-2011 



 

Different decentralized wastewater treatment systems and Technologies

Different decentralized wastewater treatment technologies and systems have been developed and implemented around the world. Table 1 shows some of the Decentralized Wastewater treatment plants being implemented in India and other countries (Sadr et al., 2016; Sadr et al., 2015; Tilley et al., 2014). A comprehensive literature review was carried out as the main approach, designed to list down and compare the various parameters of different Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (DWWT) plants. The main focus was put on collection plus treatment plants rather than collection plus discharge plants. Further the treatment plants were analyzed according to different criteria.

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Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems

Posted by Binay kumar gupta on August 2, 2016 at 11:59am

Appropriate sanitation facilities are still a challenge in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. With regard to almost 950 million people defecating in the open, the question arises whether the existing treatment facilities are sufficient to provide for a healthy sanitation in the world. In developing countries (particularly, India) where cost is generally a very important parameter of judgment for choosing the appropriate system. This makes decentralized treatment systems much more suitable for installation as they are easier to build and operate, both financially and technically. It is c considered that waste stabilisation ponds would be most cost effective solution from capital investment point of view. However, Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) should be carried out for appropriate technology selection in different scenarios on the basis of different criteria. New developments in sanitation technologies can play an important role in selecting appropriate sanitation technology for a particular scenario.

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Do hills need Landfills? The need for Zero Landfill Cities in North East India, 10th August, 2016, Guwahati, Assam

Posted by swati singh sambyal on July 28, 2016 at 3:23am

What direction should waste management take in North East India? What does the future hold in store? Are landfills the answer? Is Waste-to-energy technology still a good bet? Why segregation is the key? These are some of the questions that come to our minds when thinking about the fragile ecosystem of North East India.

Of the 14 cities, that CSE rated, we have rated Aizawl, Agartala and Gangtok from North-East. The system for rating cities was to determine who is the cleanest of them all in terms of solid waste management. It is clear that cities that are segregating their waste have been able to effectively process and treat it and have achieved the status of zero landfill cities. While, some cities are doing - part segregation and part treatment. And then, there are a few cities, that are visibly clean but dumping their waste.

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Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi is releasing its book ‘Not in My Backyard: Status of Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities’ in Guwahati, Assam. The book release shall be followed by a discussion with municipal commissioners, regulators, urban planners, consultants and NGOs on the need to have zero landfill cities across North East India.

DATE: August 10, 2016

TIMING: 5 PM to 8 PM (Kindly join us for dinner after the programme) 

VENUE: Auditorium, NEDFi Convention Centre, Guwahati, Assam

Limited seats, for registration kindly write to Swati Singh Sambyal,Programme Officer, EG- (MSW) at swati@cseindia.org, +91-9711605091,9910496283

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