Industrial Closures in Delhi. Aditya Nigam November 2000 replayed on a larger scale, what November 1996 had initiated. (See report in Revolutionary Democracy, April 1997). If the first spate of industrial closures in 1996 had targeted 168 ‘hazardous’ industries in the capital for relocation, this time round the figure was completely vague and could have varied from anywhere between 30, 000 to 90, 000 units. If the closures of 1996 followed the Supreme Court orders of 8 July that year, this time too the immediate impetus came from this highest institution of the country that is meant to ensure justice at large. Neither then nor now did the Court consider the workers as interested parties whose opinions needed to be taken into account. The workers were treated as objects, alongside machinery, that were simply to be shunted from one place to another. Pollution, of course, is the continuing thread of the two judgements.
Secondly, the whole question of units in ‘non-conforming areas’ is a thoroughly misplaced one. Delhi to decommission four power plants. By IANS New Delhi : The Delhi government will decommission four coal-based power plants of the Indraprastha Thermal Power Station, including two of around 40 years old, but the loss would be compensated for by additional capacity from elsewhere, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Monday. After a cabinet meeting, Dikshit said that decommissioning of the four coal-based units would affect 2,100 employees working in the plants.
Two of the units had outlived their lives as they were in operation for about 40 years, while the union ministry of environment and forests had permitted continuation of the other two coal-based units till Dec 31, 2010. "A consultant appointed by the department of power of the state government has concluded that the plants have become unviable for further operation and any investment for improvement of generation level of the plant will not be techno-economically feasible," Dikshit told reporters. "The scheme would remain open for three months. Delhi to decommission four power plants. IP Power Plant to Vikas Bhavan redev. Minutes%20of%20meeting%20for%20IP%20Estate%20website. Re- Development of Vikas Bhawan, I.P. Power Station and DTC Head Quarters and Bus Depot at IP Estate | DSIIDC - Delhi State Industrial And Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. IP power plant in disuse will be an art gallery. CM inaugurates new govt office in Civil Lines. NGOs unite against thermal plants.
Yamuna Action Plan. Yamuna Action Plan goes on From Ashwani Dutta YAMUNANAGAR: The Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) project has been framed to prevent pollution of the Yamuna. In Haryana, 12 towns have been identified as contributors to the pollution of the river. The project aided by Japan costs Rs 211 crore. It will cover six towns of Haryana in the first phase. The towns include Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Gurgaon and Faridabad.
The allocation for various works of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns is Rs 27 crore. In the second phase, the towns to be covered are Chhachhrauli, Radaur, Indri, Ghauranda, Gohana and Palwal for which estimated provision of Rs 20.64 crore has been made. Most of the mullahs carrying sewage into the Yamuna canal shall be tapped through sewer lines and diverted to sewage treatment plants. Under the YAP the following works have been taken up in Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns. Approximately 15 km long sewer trunk line has been laid in Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns. Okhla sewage plant kicks off. Wiki: YAP. The Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) is a bilateral project between the Government of India and Japan. It is one of the largest river restoration projects in India. The government of Japan, via the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), has provided financial aid of 17.7 billion yen to carry out the project, which is being executed by the National River Conservation Directorate, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the Government of India.
The River Yamuna[edit] Originating from the Yamunotri glacier in the lower Himalayas, the Yamuna is one of the largest tributaries of the Ganges river network. The river travels a total of 1376 kilometers crossing several northern states in India including Uttrakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and later Delhi, the capital of the country. In Hindu mythology, the Yamuna is considered the daughter of Sun God, Surya, and sister of Yama, the God of Death, hence also known as Yami. Projects under YAP–II=[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] WHITE PAPER ON DELHI POLLUTION. CHAPTER 1 : Introduction CHAPTER 2 : Air Pollution CHAPTER 3 : Vehicular Pollution CHAPTER 4 : Water Pollution CHAPTER 5 : Solid Waste Management CHAPTER 6 : Industrial Pollution CHAPTER 7 : Noise Pollution CHAPTER 8 : Institutional and Planning Aspects CHAPTER 9 : Public Participation and General Awareness CHAPTER 10 : Action Points : General Abbreviations in action plan List of Meetings/Participants Introduction 1.0 The rapid growth of Delhi in recent times has resulted in significant increase in environmental pollution. 2.0 Increasing Pollution in Delhi: Rise in population and growth in economic activity has led to increase in pollution in Delhi. 2.1 According to the 1991 census, Delhi had a population of 94.21 lakhs. 3.0 Action Plan: For controlling pollution in Delhi, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has now prepared an Action Plan. 3.1 It may be mentioned that in the first of the aforementioned series of meetings, held on 21.5.1997, suggestions were invited.
Air Pollution. SIDBI green_financing. Eco City Project. The urban areas of the country are facing problems of deterioration of environmental and socio-economic conditions. The major concerns are unplanned and haphazard development, poor sanitary and living conditions, urbanization and associated problems including slums, poor/inadequate infrastructure and pollution problems. While there are several causes for urban degradation such as population migration, environmental considerations not adequately being incorporated into plans (Master Plans), uncoordinated and haphazard development, weak implementation of plans and laws and inadequate institutional competences, one of the major concerns is resource crunch.
The Government (municipality, local bodies etc.) is not generally having adequate funds to deal with the needed infrastructure facilities, significantly since they do not have mechanisms for recovery of investments and to make the services or infrastructure provided sustainable. Eco-cities for India. In this article, an ecological planner shares his perspective on the relevance of the concept of eco-cities in India, the eco-cities being planned and the challenges that need to be addressed. Cities are both engines for growth and sources of concentrated environmental problems. With urbanization and economic growth, opportunities are more in the cities than in rural areas, thus encouraging immigration from rural areas to urban areas.
Urbanization is increasing in many of the developing nations today and about 50 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas and about 90 percent of global urban growth now takes place in developing countries. Between the years 2000 and 2030, developing countries are projected to triple their entire built-up urban areas. This unprecedented urban expansion also means that cities, nations and the international development community face many challenges and opportunities. Eco-cities Eco city aims at: Eco-city initiatives in China and India Way ahead. Kitakyushu to Manesar. Manesar may soon be home to India’s first eco-city, a place where people live in an environment-friendly way. A team from Toshiba that studied this initiative submitted its pre-feasibility report to Rajeev Arora, managing director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Develop-ment Corporation (HSIIDC). The eco-city project was first proposed when the Prime Minister visited Japan as a part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor idea.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two countries, and subsequently, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana were identified as the sites for the project. An MoU was also signed between HSIIDC, DMICDC and a consortium of Japanese firms led by Toshiba. These include NEC, Tokyo Gas and Energy Advanced Companies Ltd. Arora said the feasibility report will now be analysed in detail by HSIIDC. "Then we will give suggestions to plan and implement the project," he said. Surat to be India's first 'Eco City' Bhopal disaster. The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.[3] A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial injuries and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.[4] The cause of the disaster remains under debate. The pre-event phase Earlier leaks The leakage and its subsequent effects The release Tank 610 in 2010. The gas cloud Acute effects. SGS India - Brownfield Analysis - Environment. Brownfields – unused and abandoned sites – are scars on the landscape and often the legacy of our industrial past. They are the result of heavy industrial activity that did not pay as much attention to environmental concerns as we do today.
If managed efficiently and professionally, these brownfield sites have great potential in land recycling programmes. Sites can be redeveloped and redeployed for the good of whole communities. Our brownfield management services help you to examine your disused site. The area may be affected by asbestos, soil and water contamination, hazardous waste and other pollution. The objective of our brownfield assessment is to highlight any site problems and to develop efficient technical solutions for remediation, waste removal, asbestos removal, redevelopment and land recycling.
Your project’s success is backed up by our track record in managing numerous brownfields project with creativity and innovation. Rail Land Development Authority. Indian Railways turning green. The Railway Budget is out and we thought it might be a good idea to discuss it from a green point of view. While we have seen a lot of opinion on the budget and perhaps more on the political ramifications and in what will be a first- the party in power opposing its own budget. So to provide an entirely different view point, let us see how green the railway budget is. Some of the Green Initiatives of the railway budget are- Setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.Setting up of 200 remote railway stations as ‘green energy stations’ powered entirely by solar energy. The railways have immense potential for use of solar energy. The bio toilets is something that is long overdue and should be implemented as soon as possible in all trains without fail.
Read more on Bio-Toilets to be Installed in 2500 Coaches of Indian Railways Related posts: Railways plans to turn a green leaf through renewable energy. Updated: Thu, Mar 15 2012. 12 42 AM IST New Delhi: In an attempt to become environment-friendly, the Indian Railways plans to set up renewable energy generation capacities—such as wind power, solar energy and bio-diesel plants—for its own use, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi said in his budget speech on Wednesday. Clean-up: A file photo of a worker cleaning railway tracks.
Rail corrosion due to human waste costs the railways more than Rs350 crore every year, the railway minister said. The renewable energy plans of the railways include setting up 72 megawatts (MW) wind power plants in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. This will also help the carrier avail fiscal incentives, including tax breaks for 10 years and depreciation benefits, besides a chance to earn carbon credits. “The rail corrosion costs railways more than Rs350 crore every year. Watch Video Rajkumar Dhoot, President, Assochams Rana Kapoor, Senior Vice President, Assochams jacob.k@livemint.com.