Green India
All of us dream of Green and Pollution free India. The wish has got the support of our government now that MyGov site MyGov.in has the ‘Green India’ group. Since its launch barely a week back the group has seen more than 48,000 members.
The members hold discussion on two topics –
- Through sound and innovative policies, how can we achieve both development and a clean environment?
- Can only Government mitigate the menace of climate change or is public participation the way ahead?
The members are also actively taking part in the four tasks assigned to them –
- Share 10 global and domestic best practices adopted in order to improve environmental conditions in a particular area.
- Prepare a policy document with ideas and suggestions on how to further promote tourism.
- Share a media album capturing the various shades of any one wildlife park, natural reserve, etc.
- Volunteer at a local eco-centre.
The enthusiasts who want India to be green suggest various ways like opting for the bio gas plants, setting up special audit team for emission check for all vehicles, charging extra money for use of plastic bags and refund of money when the bag is returned, holding regular tree plantation program with the help of local MLAs and MLCs to 100% solar powered street lights in the cities. It was felt by the members that government will have to come up with some way to encourage people to care for the environment and not neglect it.
Many members suggested that if children are taught the importance of conserving natural resources it will help India in long run. One way suggested to teach children was to show them videos of Japanese children practising cleanliness. Many members brought to the notice that students are only taught to practise cleanliness at home and school. They should be taught about the importance of protecting the environment and this should be made part of their curriculum.
Here are few verbatim comments from the Green India supporters:
- Massive mass media campaigning, awareness and Government policies to support more and more towards harnessing the solar power, and a strict environment law to prevent pollution, garbage, throwing waste on roads, spitting on the walls, urinating etc.
- Sewage Treatment Plants are very important to keep our sea waters clean and fresh. In Pondicherry entire waste is going to the Sea by two canals without treatment. Singapore environment policies could be adapted.
- Sir, I think BIO GAS PLANTS are one of the best way in order to keep coordination with the Development and a clean environment as it has number of advantages like electricity generation, Bio methane fuel, manure generation , which will help in solving the problem of power crises especially in rural areas and also it will help the farmers to use natural means for cultivation instead of using fertilizers, which will help in reducing the burden of subsidy from the government and also it is clean too.
- Government must ban all vehicle that are only used for advertisement. This will reduce traffic, fuel consumption, air, sound & light pollution.
- The policies have to basically help the people and environment – Mining in restricted areas – Animal husbandry whereby fodder is obtained at subsidised rates – Even dung used as fuel should be given proper market (Environment friendly), Create demand by promoting products like- Solar panels, windmills, less deforestation – Harness power from ocean waves and rivers (or Hydropower) – All schools should insist that each student should plant a tree, every year a new batch plants.
- Make it mandatory for apartment which has 50+ flats that whole roof should be covered by solar system to generate solar energy. Waste management should be proper and converted to some useful thing in the apartment or in the locality itself.
- Make available cheaper and faster public transport system in the city to discourage use of personal cars.
- Make Rain water harvesting mandatory for every house hold.
- Public participation is must when it comes to making India green but the starting or policy making is made by government. Use MNERGA to encourage commercial and organic planting of trees.
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Just one small step can cut India’s consumption of water for flushing by half – bring a legislation to mandate that every water closet that is installed in India needs to have two flush buttons. One a small flush for liquid discharges (will require less than 1/2 a litre per flush) and the other for solid discharges (will require 2 liters per flush). This would reduce the water consumption by half for the whole of India. And the whole world may adopt this practice. It is simple and effective !
Keeping in view the Green India goals & the lessons learnt from the recent severe Earthquakes in Nepal & India, it is imperative to set up a separate Ministry of Himalayan Conservation & Development. Resources can be drawn from the existing Ministries of Earth Sciences,DST,DSIR and Institutes under them.
Narendra Pratap Singh, Former DST official & Ex-Secretary to GOI.
Green India is based on green belt of India and mainly western UP and adjoining.Road condition and sugarcane payments from sugar mills are a blot on green India.Only KISAN growing crops in fields can help in keeping India as Green India.Respected Modi Jim is the last hope after Ch.Charan Singh Jim.This is the voice of Rural area.You take care of our payments and road facilities,nothing else required,we shall maintain India A Green India as far as our role is concerned.we still hope.
We should make use of cradle to cradle ye technology for whichv even China is going for ,about 20 cities. Concept of waste free cities specially for our new smart cities.
पेडों का कम होना बहुतही बडी चिंता का विषय है
सरकारी खाली जगह जैसे रेल,एअर पोर्ट,रस्ते,आदी के जगह पर बडे तौर पर वृक्ष लगाए जाए
खेती के लिए हर एकड के हिसाब से पेडों की संख्या सुनिश्चित की जाए
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9. saving of man-hours in the process of reconstruction of depleted buildings, footpaths and dividers
10. saving Environment from pollution and keeping our Earth Green.
11. debris free roads, to support Clean and Green India
Harm :
None but corrupt Govt. officials may afraid of losing commission from repeated reconstruction of roads
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6. saving building material to be used for reconstruction of depleted, discarded houses and going down footpaths and dividers
7. thus construction materials saved shall result in Huge Natural Resources saving (raw material used to manufacture cement, iron rods, paints etc….. Electricity, Diesel & oil, Sand …….)
8. saving of money by avoiding reconstruction and renovation of buildings, footpaths and by avoiding raising of road surface
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Benefits :
1. Saving of fast disappearing mountains (precious natural resource and provide Ecology balance)
2. arresting roads from getting high
3. stopping plinth of the houses to go below the road surface and reconstruction of the houses due to depletion (going down)
4. stopping road dividers and footpaths to go down the road height
5. no requirement of reconstruction of footpaths and dividers along road re-carpeting
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which need excavation on roads ( I have observed many a times, single length of a road getting re-carpeting 3 to 4 times in a year or even within 6 months after scheduled yearly carpeting then repeated re-carpeting after laying of water pipeline, later storm drainage line and other in just six months. Though all departments are under single public authority i.e. Chief Engineer/ Mayor/ Municipal Commissioner of a Municipality)
I am interested in saving Natural Resources & Environment and want to see a corruption free nation.
My following tips shall not only save huge Natural Resources but shall support PM’s initiation for Clean and Green India.
We can save huge Natural Resources by adopting some procedures during each Re-Road Carpeting, repairing & reconstruction
Always remove the old carpet
store the removed carpet material in a designated storage
recycle the removed old carpet material, metals can be reused for carpeting again
optimal planning by Municipalities and Road Authorities for laying of water pipe line, sewage line, storm water drainage, gas line etc. which need excavation on roads ( I have observed many a times, single length of a road getting re-carpeting 3 to 4 times in a year or even within 6 months after scheduled yearly carpeting then repeated re-carpeting after laying of water pipeline, later storm drainage line ..
later storm drainage line and other in just six months. Though all departments are under single public authority i.e. Chief Engineer/ Mayor/ Municipal Commissioner of a Municipality)
Benefits :
1. Saving of fast disappearing mountains (precious natural resource and provide Ecology balance)
2. arresting roads from getting high
3. stopping plinth of the houses to go below the road surface and reconstruction of the houses due to depletion (going down)
4. stopping road dividers and footpaths to go down the road height
5. no requirement of reconstruction of footpaths and dividers along road re-carpeting
6. saving building material to be used for reconstruction of depleted, discarded houses and going down footpaths and dividers
7. thus construction materials saved shall result in Huge Natural Resources saving (raw material used to manufacture cement, iron rods, paints etc….. Electricity, Diesel & oil, Sand …….)
8. saving of money by avoiding reconstruction and renovation of buildings, footpaths and by avoiding raising of road surface
9. saving of man-hours in the process of reconstruction of depleted buildings, footpaths and dividers
10. saving Environment from pollution and keeping our Earth Green.
11. debris free roads, to support Clean and Green India
Harm :
None but corrupt Govt. officials may afraid of losing commission from repeated reconstruction of roads
I would like to share one of my experiences from South Africa. It is believed that SA is very hot country but in reality it is very pleasant and green. Decades ego they planted 1 billion saplings which made the country green now. Why can’t Mr.Modi initiate all the employees (public or private), school / college children to plant a sapling and adopt for atleast one year. I am sure this will change the village, city and state from Concrete to Green. Change should start from somewhere.