Nov 13, 2006 ... Thane Municipal Corporation's Rajiv Gandhi Medical. College and Shri.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospita. Campus, Thane-Belapur Road,.
Enviro-Vigil Paryavaran Dakshata Manch
An organization vigilant for Environment
Mission: To build a strong and self sustained organization working for the cause of Environment.. Vision: To empower the youth to accept challenges of changing world in tune to the sustainable development………
Municipal Solid Waste Management Project Garbage mounds rotting in the streets create an unhygienic environment for a city’s inhabitants The gravity of the problem is increasing rapidly in Metropolitan cities in particular This is mainly due to massive migration of people form rural to urban regions Ever-increasing population is causing an overburden upon the basic amenities including solid waste management
Municipal Solid Waste Management Project A UN Report of 1995 states that 40 percent of the India’s total population will be clustered in the Indian cities by the year 2025 Thus Urban India is on the brink of massive Waste Disposal Crisis MSW Management Rules of 2004 are barely enough even to maintain a system of waste collection and disposal
One Person’s garbage is another person’s poison ! Dealing with e-waste is becoming a major problem in the Indian cities E-waste consists of old computers, television sets, refrigerators, electrical equipments and mobile phones Developed countries produce tonnes of these wastes every year and ship these out to developing countries for disposal E-waste contains several hazardous and toxic materials like lead, mercury, cadmium, antimony, PVC plastics and PCBs
E-waste…………. All these components are extremely dangerous to the human health and to the environment Tonnes of e-waste is landing along the Indian ports every year for recycling Most of these are coming from the European countries, especially from the Britain and also form the US
E-waste.. What is inside your PC that weighs about 27 kg..!
Plastics: 6.26kg Lead: 1.7kg Silica: 6.8 kg Aluminium: 3.86 kg. Iron: 5.58 kg Copper: 1.91 kg Nickel: 0.23 kg Zinc: 0.6 kg Tin: 0.27 kg
Municipal Solid Waste Management Project The most important aspect of MSW management is the community participation Common people are the generators of the waste and need to be made aware of health hazards of mismanaged MSW Enviro-Vigil is trying hard in this area of awareness creation
Municipal Solid Waste Management Project For this, mass rallies and door-to -door campaigns are organized with the help of school and college students Results have been quite encouraging People are slowly waking up and trying to manage their own waste to certain extent Enviro-Vigil is providing technical expertise free of cost to the residential complexes to take care of their waste
Enviro-Vigil’s Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment And Disposal Facility (ISO 9001-2000 certified)
AT TMC’S CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ HOSPITAL CAMPUS, BEHIND BOILER HOUSE, THANE BELAPUR ROAD, KALWA, THANE-400 605 MAHARASHTRA Dr. Sanjay Joshi; Mr. Vidyadhar Walawalkar, Dr. Vikas Hajirnis; Mr. Prasad Date; Mr. Ravindra Kadam
Enviro-Vigil’s Common BMW Treatment Facility Treatment Facility is provided with the following Equipments and Provisions as per the Guidelines issued by CPCB Incinerator
: Diesel fired, with Venturi scrubber, burning capacity of 50 kg/h,PLC based with tamper proof panel and a recording device
Autoclave
: PLC based with tamper proof control panel and recording device
Shredder
: Run on electricity and used for shredding sterilized plastic material
Facilities for
: Bin washing, floor washing and vehicle washing
Other Requirements: Sharps pit, effluent treatment plant and secured landfill for the burial of ash shall be made available soon at this facility.
Incinerator in working…..
Location Of The Treatment Facility
Thane Municipal Corporation’s Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospita Campus, Thane-Belapur Road, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
Secluded from the residential and sensitive areas
Located along the scenic banks of Thane Creek
Facility has been set up in compliance with CRZ (Coastal Regulatory Zone) Rules
The land has been provided by TMC
It fulfills all the requirements as per the CPCB norms
Coverage Area Present Scenario As of this date, we are catering to the need of almost 1050 hospitals with approx. 7200 beds Designated Coverage Area Healthcare units which are attached to this facility are situated well within the prescribed limit of 150 km. radius Future Scenario Our services are likely to be extended in Mumbai (process ongoing)
Segregation At Source
At our facility, we accept only the waste segregated as per the BMW (Management & Handling) rules, 1998
The process of segregation has been slightly modified to make it compatible with our system
Extensive on site training is provided to the nurses, ward boys, sweepers and other concerned health care workers to ensure proper segregation
We make use of related audio-visual aids to emphasize the significance of segregation
Coloured, pictorial posters explaining segregation have been displayed in the health care units
Training Programme…….. The staff in every participating hospital receives an extensive on site training These include sweepers, ward boys, ayahs and nurses Methods of segregation at source and significance of the same are discussed in simplified language with the help of pictures and posters These people are to be motivated to perform their job genuinely
Collection Coloured Plastic Bags are provided as per the
MPCB norms to our customers Segregated waste is temporarily stored in such
bags by these generators till collection Metal sharps are stored in strong plastic canisters
filled with Sodium Hypochlorite Solution These health care units have specific areas designated
for temporary storage of the waste in their own premises
Transport Vehicle We have 5 vehicles, which are three wheeler tempos
and a manually driven tricycle These are fully dedicated for the collection of Bio-
Medical Waste from the source of generation These vehicles are designed and modified as per the
prescribed rules Separate cabins are provided for drivers and BMW
containers The base of the BMW cabin of each vehicle has been
made leak proof to avoid spilling of the liquid from the waste during transportation The BMW cabins are designed in such a way that the
washing and disinfection can be done easily
Transport Vehicle Cont:
The inner surface of BMW cabin is made smooth to avoid water retention on the floor
For smooth, easy and uneventful loading and unloading of BMW, necessary provisions have been made
The exterior of these vehicles and the attached cabins have been painted with BMW Hazard logo and all other necessary information as prescribed by the authority
We have also provided separate bath room and toilet facilities for the drivers, helpers and shop floor workers
Storage
Our facility has ample storage area and untreated BMW
This is provided with excellent ventilation system
The flooring and walls have smooth minimum number of joints
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treated
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Disposal of BMW Incinerated Ash
:
Deep burial in a secured landfill
Plastic waste : Autoclaving, Shredding and Recycling at a private facility Sharps*
:
Disinfected. Mutilated and then Dumped into municipal landfill
* We are in search of other alternatives for disposal of metal sharps by means of smelting. This will be helpful in reducing the volume substantially Treated waste water: Developing an alternative technology for Recycling and Reuse of the treated waste water
Documentation The documents are maintained as per the advice
obtained from the healthcare units for each category of waste Log books for the equipments and site records
are maintained All these records are easily available and are
retrieved at the CBMWTF for inspection The records are well maintained and audited
periodically
Salient features of our BMW Treatment Facility The facility has been dedicated to the citizens of Thane at the hands of Shri. Ram Naik, then Petroleum Minister, Govt. of India on 22nd June, 2003
The whole system have been authorized by MPCB for Collection, Transportation, Treatment and Disposal of BMW
The required land and infrastructure has been provided by Thane Municipal corporation on rental basis
Adequate task force is available to run this facility
Routine medical check up is carried out for the workers
These workers are vaccinated regularly
Salient features of our BMW Treatment Facility
We have obtained Medi Claim Insurance for the staff, who handle the process of BMW
Some of the vehicles are modified and working on LPG as an eco-friendly gesture
To create the sense of awareness amongst the people- We encourage local school & college students and general public to visit our facility
This facility is run entirely by an environmental NGO for a Municipal Corporation at a very low and reasonable rates
We have been invited by the concerned authorities from different parts of Maharashtra and also from Goa for setting up BMW treatment facilities
Salient features……….
We have obtained ISO 9001:2000, quality system Certificate from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) , Netherlands for our CBMWTF
So far, we are running this CBMWT facility almost for past three and half years without any serious problem.
CBMWTF is self funded without any govt. funding or otherwise and as yet we have been able to run it quite successfully
The funds generated from this facility are used for our other projects, maintenance, salaries of our employees etc.
Distinguished Visitors
Dr. Bishwas, Ex-Chairman CPCB, Dr. Boralkar Member Secretary, MPCB, Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Sneha Palnitkar, Director, All India Institute of Local Self Government, Mumbai, to name a few
Shri Sanjay Sethi, Commissioner of TMC, Health Care Officers from TMC,Regional Officers from Pollution control Board etc. are among the routine visitors
Who are we? What on the Earth are we doing? Enviro-Vigil is an environmental NGO committed to provide Clean, Healthy and Hygienic Environment to the citizens of Thane With a group of dedicated and committed volunteers, we have undertaken many environmental activities
Some of these activities are……
School of Environment to provide informal education to school children
Organizing seminars on the theme “Green Careers”, carrier opportunities in the field of environment
A monthly magazine entitled “Aaple Paryavaran” Environment) in our native language ,i.e.Marathi is being published for the past two years
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Activities
We provide consultancy for Rain Water harvesting to various residential societies in Thane city
Organizing public meetings and environmental issues from time to time
Educating the people about ill effects of Ganapati idol immersion on the lake water ecosystem and providing alternatives
Creating public awareness regarding solid waste management with the involvement of famous cinema and stage actors and actresses
Development of “Theme Park”for solid management to educate the people in this regard
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Activities… We have recently started an ‘Environment Information Centre’ to provide resources to everyone who is willing to know about nature and environment
We are conducting workshops, training programmes for school teachers who are supposed to teach the subject of environmental education in their schools With the involvement of the students of the school of environment, we have set up a plant nursery called ‘Vidyarthi Ropvatika’
Paryavaran Shala (School of environment) School children in the age group of 10-15 years are involved Weekend activity Aim is to introduce nature and environment in an informal way
Teacher’s Training Program (Shikshak Prashikshan)
To upgrade teacher's knowledge about various environmental issues pertaining to respective syllabi To motivate teaching fraternity to take the subject of environmental sciences to their heart, so that they would in turn motivate their students
Vidyarthi Nursery With the involvement of the students of the school of environment, we have set up a plant nursery called ‘Vidyarthi Ropvatika’
Nisarg Mela
(Festival of Nature) Annual Event held on 2nd October every year to mark beginning of Wildlife Week About 700-800 school children gather for a day full of fun filled activities Play way method to introduce nature and environment
Vrukshabandhan din Tying sacred thread (Rakhi) to the plants and trees being done by the students on Raksha Bandhan Day/ Friendship Day
Vermi / Bio Composting
Kagad Shilp
Wastewater recycling/reusing system. One of the major aspects of water management is to recycle and/or reuse waste water Enviro-Vigil is working on various cost effective and simple methods for this project seeking guidance from CSE, New Delhi
Rain water harvesting campaign Harvesting of Rain water from the rooftops is being initiated in several residential complexes in Thane city with great success
Rural watershed management Rainwater Harvesting system at Paud Police Station, Near Pune.
Thane creek clean up project
Proposed Activities
Establishing an Institute of Waste Management And Environmental Research in Thane
Forming a consortium of research scientists from local colleges,civic authorities, social organizations and activists as well as funding agencies to take up a project on “Cleaning of the Thane Creek”
A Pat of encouragement on the back….! In Recognition of Enviro-Vigil’s modest contribution in the area of Water Education and Awareness Creation, Enviro-Vigil has been selected for an award of “Best Water NGO, 2006-2007” This award has been instituted by the Water Digest, New Delhi, in collaboration with UNESCO and CNBC TV 18 The award is presented to various commercial organisations and the NGOs who have contributed in the area of water purification, waste water treatment and recycling, rainwater harvesting, water education and awareness creation etc The awards were presented in a grand function held at New Delhi on 13th Nov., 2006 Dr. Vikas Hajirnis, President, Enviro-Vigil accepted the award in person
WATER DIGEST AWARD 2006-2007
We, the people………at Enviro-Vigil !
Dr. Nandkishore Joshi, Founder President, Industrialist and Microbiologist, New Bombay
Dr.Vikas Hajirnis, President, Medical Practitioner, Thane
Mr. Vidyadhar Walawalkar, General Secretary, Sr.Lecturer,VPM’s Polytechnic College, Thane
Dr.Sanjay Joshi, Secretary, and Teacher in Biology at B.N.Bandodkar College of Science, Thane
Mr. Prasad Date; Mr. Ravindra Kadam, Mrs. Pradnya Thakur and a score of dedicated volunteers are putting in hard work for making various community oriented projects successful
