Gurugram to be debris-free; waste processing plant to be set up.
The first construction and demolition waste processing plant of Haryana will be set up in Gurugram, adjoining national capital Delhi, to make the city debris-free.
The processing plant will be set up in over three acres in village Basai of Gurugram at a cost of about Rs 13 crore to make the city debris-free, a state government spokesman said here on Monday.
"The plant would have capacity to process 300 tonnes of waste per day," the spokesman said, adding that plant would be constructed and operated by IL and FS Company.
The company has assured to start production at the plant by the end of this year.
The company would lift the debris from these places and bring it to the plant, where it would be used for making cement bricks, block tiles, tiles and other products," he said.
He said that the quantity of construction and demolition waste had increased in Gurugram due to rapid urbanisation and development of infrastructure, and it was expected to increase by 10 per cent every year.
"As there is no scientific system in place for processing of the waste, it is being dumped on roadsides, in the Aravalli area or reaches landfill mixed with garbage.
This results in blockage of drains, besides air and water pollution," he added.
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Time for TVA, state regulators to step up.
George Walker IV / The Tennessean In light of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent, unfounded decision to put the brakes on requiring coal plants to limit toxic water pollution in our rivers and streams nationwide, Middle Tennesseans should demand that the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority make good on its own promise to protect our clean water.
Eight years ago, the TVA Board acknowledged that the catastrophic coal ash spill it had caused at the Kingston coal plant “has eroded public trust in TVA and called into question TVA’s commitment to environmental stewardship.” In response, the TVA Board promised to switch to dry handling of its coal ash waste at all of its coal plants.
This move threatens to have an outsized effect on Tennessee, home to the biggest mercury-polluting plant in the country.
The Cumberland Fossil Plant, which in 2015 dumped 120 pounds of mercury into the Cumberland River, is one of several Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plants polluting our rivers just upstream from our drinking water sources across the state.
Prior to Pruitt’s decision, TVA had asked our state environmental agency, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, for nearly the maximum extension allowable by the rule at several sites.
But our state regulator, TDEC, can help ensure that TVA keeps its promise.
Pruitt has suggested that states are well-suited to regulate water pollution within their borders.
Regardless of the rule Pruitt has sought to halt, the Clean Water Act has long required TDEC to set specific limits on TVA’s toxic waste water pollution at each coal plant.
Let’s take this opportunity to tell the TVA and TDEC we’ve waited long enough for clean water in Tennessee.

Construction and demolition waste processing plant to be set.
up in Gurgaon Chandigarh, May 22 The first construction and demolition waste processing plant of Haryana will be set up over three acres in Basai village of Gurgaon at a cost of about Rs 13 crore to make the city debris-free.
The plant would have capacity to process 300 tonnes of waste per day, an official spokesman said here today.
He said the plant would be constructed and operated by IL and FS Company, which has assured to start production at the plant by the end of this year.
He said the municipal corporation would earmark different sites for dumping of construction and demolition waste.
The company would lift the debris from these places and bring it to the plant, where it would be used for making cement bricks, block tiles, tiles and other products.
He said the quantity of construction and demolition waste had increased in Gurgaon due to rapid urbanisation and development of infrastructure, and it was expected to increase by 10 per cent every year.
"As there is no scientific system in place for processing of the waste, it is being dumped on roadsides, in the Aravalli area or reaches landfill mixed with garbage.
This results in blockage of drains, besides air and water pollution," he said.

Water pollution is a national issue.
Today, many Navajo have to choose between risking cancer or traveling many miles to access water.
Within the Appalachian region, coal companies have also disposed of waste in ways that have poisoned numerous towns’ water supplies.
What these places all have in common is the people that live there are not powerful enough to have their concerns taken seriously.
West Virginia is the third-poorest state in the country; the Navajo also face high rates of poverty and oppression along racial lines.
Similarly, Flint has a large black population.
Companies are driven to exploit land and labor because of the profit that it brings them.
Though poverty exists because of systemic factors, many people justify its existence by saying that poor people deserve to be poor because they have not worked hard enough — along with many other negative stereotypes.
Because of their negative attitudes towards impoverished people, individuals in power ignore their concerns.
Finally, racism and capitalism are deeply intertwined.

‘Air & water pollution, especially in Delhi-NCR, matter of concern’.
New Delhi: After taking over charge of the environment ministry on Monday, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said air and water pollution is a matter of concern for the whole country, in general, and especially Delhi and NCR.
He added the matter needs to be addressed on priority by the environment ministry.
Harsh Vardhan assumed charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change after the sudden demise of Anil Madhav Dave, the former environment minister.
Harsh Vardhan said the environment ministry will always keep in mind the last wish of late Dave of environmental protection by planting, protecting and nurturing trees and of cleaning rivers and ponds.
The minister reviewed the key areas of concern and priority with the Secretary and other senior officers of the ministry.
During the review meeting, it has been acknowledged that there are many immediate and complex issues of environment, forest and climate change, which will need collective and concerted efforts.
Harsh Vardhan and the environment ministry officials also discussed the progress of work and the key initiatives taken in the last 3 years of the government.
He acknowledged that there are many immediate and complex issues of environment, forest and climate change, which will need collective and concerted efforts.
The minister also underlined that Climate Change and the commitments of India in the Paris agreement are other important challenges.

Wastewater treatment and Sustainable development.
Why in news?
Industrial water consumption accounts for 22% of the global water used, when public awareness of pollution is limited the cost of pollution to our health and the ecosystem is huge.
What is the problem in India?
Traditional wastewater treatment plants may not remove certain pollutants.
The industrial sector in India discharges around 30,730 million cubic metres of effluents, without proper treatment, into water bodies.
Run-off from agriculture fields is another major source of pollution.
What are the water Management strategies?
Market-based strategies such as environmental taxes, pollution levies should be implemented.
The benefits to our health, and in terms of economic development and environmental sustainability, business opportunities and ‘green’ jobs far compensate the costs of wastewater management.

Dave, 60, passed away on May 18 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
"Though I have taken over the charge of the environment ministry today, it is a sad moment for me because we have recently lost one of our dear friends, who was a great human being, lover of environment and dedicated soul who spent even the last moments of his life working for this ministry in spite of his severe illness.
"I pay my heartfelt tributes to the memory of my dear friend Anil Madhav Dave," Harsh Vardhan, who also looks after the earth sciences ministry, said.
He said his ministry would take forward the "great work" initiated by his predecessor with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"We will ensure that we put our heart and soul into ensuring that all issues related to environment protection, preservation, strengthening, improvement, related to wildlife, rivers, most contentious issues, global warming and climate change… We (will) do our best," the minister said.
Harsh Vardhan interacted with senior officials of the ministry, including the environment secretary.
Harsh Vardhan, however, did not talk about the contentious issue of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard which was recently approved for commercial use by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), a body of the ministry that evaluates GM crops.
Dave was to take the final call on the approval of GM mustard.
He asserted that his ministry would would try to involve every student and make him or her a messenger of positive health and environmental messages.
"We will put our heart and soul into ensuring that all the international issues and concerns, are also very meticulously and scientifically addressed.

The Regulatory Accountability Act, dubbed the "License to Kill bill" by some environmental groups, may kick off that trend by making reigning in the industry much more difficult.
These rules, enforced by federal agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, can take many years to get approved.
Although the chemical is banned from most products, there’s no federal ban.
(In 1989, the EPA issued a final rule banning asbestos, but that rule was overturned two years later by a court of appeals.)
During his Senate confirmation hearing last January, EPA chief Scott Pruitt dodged the question of whether he’d be for an asbestos ban.
And if the Regulatory Accountability Act becomes law, the chances of the EPA banning asbestos would be significantly more difficult, according to Richard Denison, lead senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
Denison says the RAA would require the EPA to prove that its decision to ban it is the most "cost effective" option and that the benefits able to be quantified from banning it would outweigh the costs of doing so.
The bill would also allow anyone to question the agency’s decision, moving the rule to a hearing and requiring testimonies before an administrative law judge.
The Environmental Working Group determined that 35 percent of the donors to Heitkamp’s campaign also supported or lobbied in favor of the act.
Scott Faber, vice president of policy at the Environmental Working Group, said if the Regulatory Accountability Act passes, its effects would be felt long after the President has left office.

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