EnviroEnviro--VigilVigilParyavaran Dakshata ManchParyavaran Dakshata Manch

An organization vigilant for EnvironmentAn 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 Municipal Solid Waste Management ProjectManagement 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 One Person’s garbage is another person’s poison !person’s poison !

Dealing with e-waste is becoming a major problem in the Indian citiesE-waste consists of old computers, television sets, refrigerators, electrical equipments and mobile phonesDeveloped countries produce tonnes of these wastes every year and ship these out to developing countries for disposalE-waste contains several hazardous and toxic materials like lead, mercury, cadmium, antimony, PVC plastics and PCBs

EE--waste………….waste………….

All these components are extremely dangerous to the human health and to the environmentTonnes of e-waste is landing along the Indian ports every year for recyclingMost of these are coming from the European countries, especially from the Britain and also form the US

EE--waste.. What is inside your waste.. What is inside your PC that weighs about 27 kg..!PC that weighs about 27 kg..!

Plastics: 6.26kgLead: 1.7kgSilica: 6.8 kgAluminium: 3.86 kg.Iron: 5.58 kgCopper: 1.91 kgNickel: 0.23 kgZinc: 0.6 kgTin: 0.27 kg

Municipal Solid Waste Management Municipal Solid Waste Management ProjectProject

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 Municipal Solid Waste Management ProjectProject

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

EnviroEnviro--VigilVigil’’s Common Bios Common Bio--medical medical Waste Treatment And Disposal Waste Treatment And Disposal

Facility Facility (ISO 9001(ISO 9001--2000 certified)2000 certified)

AT TMCAT TMC’’S CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ S CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ HOSPITAL CAMPUS,HOSPITAL CAMPUS,

BEHIND BOILER HOUSE, THANE BELAPUR ROAD, BEHIND BOILER HOUSE, THANE BELAPUR ROAD, KALWA, THANEKALWA, THANE--400 605400 605

MAHARASHTRAMAHARASHTRA

Dr. Sanjay Joshi; Mr. Dr. Sanjay Joshi; Mr. VidyadharVidyadhar WalawalkarWalawalkar, Dr. , Dr. VikasVikasHajirnisHajirnis; Mr. Prasad Date; Mr. ; Mr. Prasad Date; Mr. RavindraRavindra KadamKadam

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.

Enviro-Vigil’s Common BMW Treatment Facility

Incinerator in working…..Incinerator in working…..

Location Of The Treatment Facility

Thane Municipal Corporation’s Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj HospitaCampus, 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……..Training Programme……..

The staff in every participating hospital receives an extensive on site trainingThese include sweepers, ward boys, ayahs and nursesMethods of segregation at source and significance of the same are discussed in simplified language with the help of pictures and postersThese people are to be motivated to perform their job genuinely

Collection

Coloured Plastic Bags are provided as per theMPCB 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

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

Transport Vehicle Cont:

StorageStorage

Our facility has ample storage area for treated and untreated BMW

This is provided with excellent ventilation system

The flooring and walls have smooth finish with minimum number of joints

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.

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

Distinguished 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 the school children

Organizing seminars on the theme “Green Careers”, carrier opportunities in the field of environment

A monthly magazine entitled “Aaple Paryavaran” (Our Environment) in our native language ,i.e.Marathi is being published for the past two years

Activities

We provide consultancy for Rain Water harvesting to various residential societies in Thane city

Organizing public meetings and discussions on 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 waste management to educate the people in this regard

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 ShalaParyavaran Shala(School of environment)(School of environment)

School children in the age group of 10-15 years are involvedWeekend activityAim is to introduce nature and environment in an informal way

Teacher’s Training ProgramTeacher’s Training Program((ShikshakShikshak PrashikshanPrashikshan))

To upgrade teacher's knowledge about various environmental issues pertaining to respective syllabiTo motivate teaching fraternity to take the subject of environmental sciences to their heart, so that they would in turn motivate their students

Vidyarthi NurseryVidyarthi Nursery

With the involvement of the students of the school of environment, we have set up a plant nursery called ‘VidyarthiRopvatika’

Nisarg MelaNisarg Mela(Festival of Nature)(Festival of Nature)

Annual Event held on 2nd October every year to mark beginning of Wildlife WeekAbout 700-800 school children gather for a day full of fun filled activitiesPlay way method to introduce nature and environment

VrukshabandhanVrukshabandhan dindin

Tying sacred thread (Rakhi) to the plants and trees being done by the students on Raksha Bandhan Day/ Friendship Day

VermiVermi / Bio / Bio CompostingComposting

Kagad Kagad ShilpShilp

Wastewater recycling/reusing system.

One of the major aspects of water management is to recycle and/or reuse waste waterEnviro-Vigil is working on various cost effective and simple methods for this project seeking guidance from CSE, New Delhi

Rain water harvesting campaignRain 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 projectThane 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….!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 18The award is presented to various commercial organisationsand the NGOs who have contributed in the area of water purification, waste water treatment and recycling, rainwater harvesting, water education and awareness creation etcThe awards were presented in a grand function held at New Delhi on 13th Nov., 2006Dr. Vikas Hajirnis, President, Enviro-Vigil accepted the award in person

WATER DIGEST WATER DIGEST AWARD 2006AWARD 2006--20072007

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