Exhibition will result in safe disposal of waste and additional source of income.
Gujarat’s industrial growth has attracted much criticism for polluting the environment, but now an innovative effort is being made to showcase and take pride of this very dark underbelly. The environment conservation arm of one of the polluting industrial estates in the state is planning to open a waste products exhibition at Paryavaran Mandir in Odhav.
The exhibition, that will get operational within a few months, aims at providing information about how industry waste can be used in the manufacturing of various products. The move will prove beneficial as its execution will result in safe disposal of the waste and provide an additional source of income to the people. Under this project, transportation cost will be saved and the unit owner can earn money by selling the waste as well.
NEPL has tied up with University of Stuttgart, Germany, Gaikar —Spanish Consultant company and a non-government organisation— GTZ, Asia for this project.
“The entire project at Paryavaran Mandir has been set up at a cost of Rs7 crore,” says Shailesh Patwari, chairperson of Naroda Enviro Pvt Ltd (NEPL), a non-commercial body which is promoting this project.
He adds that infrastructure is in place and exhibition will get operational in a couple of months. The name of the unit, characteristics of the waste produced and quantity of the waste will be displayed at the exhibition. “The manufactures can identify waste on the basis of the characteristics,” Patwari said.
Under this project, the company will manufacture partition wall, fall ceiling, statues, decorative frames, garden benches and paving blocks among other items using waste material brought to NEPL for treatment.
“The role of the company will be that of a facilitator. We will display the products and encourage unit owners to reduce pollution at the source by installing plants at the units,” said Patwari. To encourage the use of such products in government works and also make a provision of subsidy for the sale, the company will make a representation before the state and the Central government.
Patwari added that the project also aims at saving land. “If 33% of the waste dumped in the site is used, we will be able to save that much land,” he said.
Moreover, the industrialists pay charges for dumping it on the basis of quantity of waste generated. “After getting permission from GPCB, the waste will be directly supplied to the manufacturers, so industrialist will have to pay lesser dumping charges, thus saving cost for him,” said Patwari.
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