Wielding the broom, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on October 2nd

2014,

launched the country's biggest-ever

cleanliness drive Swachh Bharat or

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. It is a national

level campaign by the Government of India

covering 4041 statutory towns to clean the

streets, roads and infrastructure of the

country. The campaign is India's biggest

ever cleanliness drive and 3 million

government employees and schools and

college students of India participated in this

event. The mission was started by the Prime

Minister, nominating nine famous

personalities for this campaign, and they

take up the challenge and nominate nine

more people and so on (like the branching of

a tree). It has been carried forward since

then with famous people from all walks of

life joining it. Modi selected 9 notable

public figures to propagate this campaign.

They are:

Anil Ambani

Baba Ramdev

Kamal Hassan

Mridula Sinha

Priyanka Chopra

Sachin Tendulkar

Salman Khan

Shashi Tharoor

The team of TV series Taarak Mehta

Ka Ooltah Chashmah

The Prime Minister initiated the drive

towards a clean Ganga, as he participated in

shramdaan to remove dirt on the banks of

the River Ganga at Assi Ghat in Varanasi

and nominated nine eminent persons to carry

forward the task.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee asked

every Indian to spend 100 hours annually in

this drive. This campaign is supported by the

Indian Army, Border Security Force and

Indian Air Force. This campaign aims to

accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2nd

October 2019, 150th

birthday of Mahatma

Gandhi and is expected to cost over 62000

crore (US$10 billion). The campaign was

described as "beyond politics" and "inspired

by patriotism”. Many independent app

developers came up with ideas to support

the mission using mobile technologies.

SWACHH BHARAT MISSION:

INITIATIVES BY VARIOUS

MINISTRIES

Restructuring of the Nirmal Bharat

Abhiyan into Swachh Bharat Mission

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime

Minister gave its approval for restructuring

of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) into

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and

revisioned the components of the

programme as follows :-

NBA will be restructured into the Swachh

Bharat Mission with two sub-Missions -

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). Budgetary

provisions for the two sub-Missions will be

provided separately in the demand for Grant

of the Ministries of Drinking Water and

Sanitation (for Gramin) and Ministry of

Urban Development (for Urban). Necessary

changes will be made from the Re - budget

for 2014-15 onwards. If necessary, funds

may be provided by re-appropriation or from

the Contingency Fund.

The Union Minister of Women and Child

Development

Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched the

National Bal Swachhta Mission in New

Delhi on 14th

Nov. 2014. Smt. Maneka

SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

Sanjay Gandhi said The Bal Swachhta

Mission is a part of the nationwide

sanitation initiative of „Swachh Bharat

Mission‟ and children can play a very

important role in achieving a Swachh

Bharat. She said that they can become

ambassadors of cleanliness and motivate

others to keep their homes, schools, and

surroundings clean.

Health Minister Participates in Swachh

Bharat Abhiyaan at GTB Hospital

The Union Health and Family Welfare

Minister, Shri J P Nadda participated in the

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan at the GTB

Hospital at Delhi. He lead a cleanliness

campaign in the hospital premises in which

doctors and the hospital staff also

participated and also inspected the waste

management system in the hospital. He

interacted with patients and inspired them to

keep their environs clean and hygienic.

Urban Development Ministry ropes in

social media organization „Local Circles‟

Seeking to convert „Swachh Bharat Mission‟

into a „Jan Andolan‟, the Ministry of Urban

Development has enabled an online platform

to enable the citizens network with each

other locally and at national level to

collectively take up cleanliness activities. In

this regard, the Ministry is taking the help of

„Local Circles‟, a community social media

platform.

Swachh Bharat Programme for Urban

Areas

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime

Minister, gave its approval for a massive

program called "Swachh Bharat Mission for

Urban Areas". This is proposed to be

implemented over 5 years starting from 2nd

October, 2014 in all 4041 statutory towns.

The total expected cost of the programme

over 5 years is Rs. 62,009 crore, out of

which the proposed Central assistance will

be of Rs. 14,623 crore.

MoD launched “Clean Cantonments”

Drive

Responding to the Prime Minister‟s clarion

call to the people of India to realize

Mahatma Gandhi‟s dream of “Swachh

Bharat” (Clean India) by 2nd

October 2019

Ministry of Defence has decided to

undertake an intensive national cleanliness

campaign w.e.f 25th

September 2014.

Union Home Minister launches intensive

cleanliness campaign by MHA

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath

Singh launched an intensive cleanliness

campaign by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

While addressing the employees in the

North Block, Shri Rajnath Singh said that

the government is determined to provide a

clean, green and hygienic India by involving

both the government as well as the people in

this campaign.

Railways to Launch Massive Cleanliness

Campaign throughout the Country on 2nd

October 2014 under Swachh Bharat

Mission

The Minister of Railways Shri

D.V.Sadananda Gowda said that entire

fraternity of more than 13 lakh Railway

men/women including officers and staff will

be involved in this campaign, either in the

„Shramdaan‟ relating to cleanliness activity

or in spreading awareness on cleanliness.

Union Minster for MSME launches

clearness campaign

Shri Kalraj Mishra, the Union Minister of

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,

launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the

Ministry of MSME in letter and spirit. The

Minister said the Government is committed

to providing a clean and healthy

environment.

Ministry of Culture and Tourism Launch

Swachchha BharatAbhiyan from the

Historic Red Fort, Delhi

On 25th

September 2014, the Tourism and

Culture Minister Shri Shripad Naik launched

the cleanliness drive under the Swachchha

Bharat Abhiyan from the Historic Red Fort

in the presence of senior officials of

Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture

and Archaeological Survey of India. An

MoU was also signed on the occasion

between ASI, ONGC and Ministry of

Tourism.

Minister for Law and Justice Participates

in Clean India Campaign directed all

officers to carry forward the initiative of

Swachh Bharat Mission

On 26th

Sept. 2014 the Minister for Law

and Justice and Telecom and IT, Shri Ravi

Shankar Prasad, launched cleanliness drive

at Shastri Bhawan compound as part of the

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi‟s

Favorite initiative under the Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan (Clean India Mission).

Uma Bharti launches Cleanliness Drive in

Water Resources Ministry

Union Minister for Water Resources, River

Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Sushri Uma Bharti launched a special

cleanliness drive as part of the Swachh

Bharat Ahbiyan. Senior officials and staff of

the Ministry joined the Minister with full

enthusiasm in the drive which was carried

out in Shram Shakti Bhawan.

Ram Vilas Paswan launches Swachh

Bharat Mission at FCI

Dr. Jitendra Singh participates in Clean

India for Healthy India drive

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State

(Independent Charge) for Science &

Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS in

Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Personnel,

Public Grievances and Pensions, Space and

Atomic Energy has participated in the

„Swachh Bharat, Swastha Bharat Abhiyan‟

(Clean India for Healthy India drive), the

exercise was undertaken by the Department

of Personnel & Training (DoPT) in the

North Block.

Government to spend about 2 lakh Crore

rupees for SwachhBharat Mission More

than 11 crore toilets will be built in 5

years

The Union Minister of Rural Development

and Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri

Nitin Gadkari said that Swachh Bharat

Mission will be converted into a mass

movement to make India an open defecation

free country in Five Years. Addressing a

Joint Press conference with the Urban

Development Minister, Shri M. Venkaiah

Naidu ,Shri Gadkari said, one lakh thirty

four thousand crore rupees will be spent for

construction of about 11 crore 11 lakh toilets

in the country.

MoD organises Interactive Session with

Founder of Sulabh International on

„Swachh Bharat‟ Campaign

In the series of activities being organised by

Ministry of Defence under „Swachh Bharat”

mission, a talk and interactive session was

organised on the issue of importance of

cleanliness and initiatives to be taken to

achieve the goal of clean India. On this

occasion, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak founder of

Sulabh International made a visual

presentation and shared his views and

experience with others in the field of

hygiene and sanitation.

Power, Coal, MNRE PSUs to Construct

50,000 Toilets in Schools; Work on 1001

Toilets to begin tomorrow

As a part of the “Swachh Bharat Mission” ,

the Public Sector Undertakings ( PSUs)

under the Ministries of Power, Coal and

New & Renewable Energy will construct

50,000 toilets in schools all over the country

within next one year up to August 2015.

The work of 1001 toilets will begin

tomorrow, 2nd

October, 2014 in various

states.

ASHUDHDHI NASHAK

Vatsalya Foundation designed an incinerator

'ASHUDHDHI NASHAK' which is made

of terra kota. The basic material used made

it low cost and affordable for everybody.

The unique design made it easy for women

to dispose the used napkins in it. It does not

run require electricity to burn the contents. It

does not spread bad odor since it is made

from special clay. It is high enough to

protect it from stray animals. There is a

water channel around it which prevents any

insects or rodents from entering the

chamber. In the evening time some burning

splinter or paper has to be inserted in the

opening at the bottom. The things in the

chamber burn slowly inside. The ash falls in

the bottom chamber which can be removed

and mixed with the soil. Many people burn

the dried leaves from the garden in the open.

It sends smoke in the atmosphere. If it is

burnt in 'Ashudhdhi nashak'then the burning

will be controlled.

BIO TOILET

Bio toilets are the perfect GREEN „Flush

and Forget‟ toilet. These are an ideal fit for

both urban and rural areas where the

sewerage system does not exist or cannot

effectively reach or even exist. Bio Digester

Innovative Initiatives

or the Bio Tank is a multi compartment tank

which can be made of Stainless steel, Mild

steel, FRP (Fiber Reinforced plastic) or even

concrete/ brick and mortar. . It is an air-tight

tank with 3/4 chambers with inlet for fecal

waste and outlets for by products that is

water and methane gas. Night soil

degradation occurs through microbial

reaction which converts the fecal waste into

odorless water and methane gas. The tank is

requires only one time inoculum charging,

hence lifelong usage and does not require

cleaning, emptying or relocating. It can be

installed for household toilets, community/

public toilets/ toilets in schools or can serve

an entire locality by installing a single bio

digester tank with ancillaries as a an onsite

sewage treatment plant(STP).

Salient Attributes of the Bio Toilet a. DRDO certified bio degradation eco-

friendly technology for disposal of human

waste.

b. Comprises two components: anaerobic

microbial inoculum ( seed bacteria) and

specially designed fermentation tank.

c. Requires only one time inoculums

charging, hence has a lifelong usage.

Technology is environmental friendly,

maintenance free and efficient without

depending on conventional energy sources

e. Permits use of toilet cleansing agents.

f. Does not pollute the water table

g. No sludge formation

h. No requirement of septic tank , soakage

pit or sewerage system connectivity

i. Effluent is free from offensive odor and

safe for environmental discharge

j. Pathogen inactivation by 99%

k. Easy to install

l. Waste by products water and methane-

both reusable

Three places in Delhi where people are

successfully managing their biodegradable

waste using different technologies

1. Technology: Rapid composting

Raw material : 1: 3 mix of horticultural

and kitchen waste

Final product : Organic compost

Composting period : 15-20 days

Cost per household to set up the plant :

Rs.1, 350/-

Land required : 60 square meter (sq m)

How they did it : “We wanted effective

solid waste management within the

campus”, says Pratibha Jolly, principal,

Miranda House. In 2013, the college

invested 4 lakh in a plant to make organic

compost out of its biodegradable waste. It

tied up with Green Bandhu Environmental

Solutions & Services for this. Today, the

college produces 60 kg of compost every

day from its waste and use a bulk of its

compost in its gardens. The college earns

4,000 a month by selling the surplus

compost and saves 12,000 on transportation

of waste.

2.Technology: Excel composting

Raw material: Kitchen and horticultural

waste

Final product: Organic compost

Composting period : 15-20 days

Cost per household to set

up the plant: Rs.4,000/-

Land required : 300 sq m

How they did it: General Pool Residential

Accommodation Complex at New Moti

Bagh is a 110-acre campus housing 1,100

families. In 2013, Green Planet Waste

Management Pvt. Ltd started a waste

management plant in the complex. The

company invested 8 million to set up the

plant, which receives around 900kg of

horticultural waste and 700 kg of kitchen

waste every day. Being so expansive, the

plant‟s operators are struggling to recover

losses. Rajesh Mittal, CEO of the plant, says

the municipality should pay back the

communities that are taking care of the

garbage themselves.

3. Technology : EMI microbial solution-

based pit composting

Raw material : Kitchen waste

Final product : Organic composting

Composting period : 3-4 months

Costs per household to set up the plant :

Rs.45/- only

Land required : 30 sq m

How they did it : What distinguishes this

plant from the others is that the residents

themselves manage it. It was conceptualized

by the RWA with the help of non-profit

Toxics Link. The facility was set up at a cost

of just 70,000 a decade ago. The compost

facility was set up in a small unused corner

of the neighborhood.” Our Priority was to

get rid of the sell from the colony bins, “says

Shammi Talwar, joint secretary, RWA,

Defence colony. The RWA has trained two

rag pickers to run it and their salaries come

from the plant itself.

SMALL STEPS TOWARDS A

CLEANER LOCALITY

No one has right to exploit environment:

Modi

PTI | Oct 1, 2014, 03.05PM IST

WASHINGTON: Batting for environmental

protection and climate change issues, Prime

Minister Narendra Modi said that no country

has the right to exploit the environment to

their advantage, and this is the message that

India and the US should spread, he told top

American lawmakers in an interaction at the

Capitol Hill. "In so far as the context of

environment is concerned, the rich Indian

tradition clearly stipulates that environment

is a natural wealth. And no one has the right

to exploit it to his advantage. I think if India

and the US spread this message together to

the whole world, it would be an ideal option

to conserve the natural wealth and protect

our environment," Modi said in a brief

media appearance at the US Congress.

Govt to launch 'Zero Liquid Discharge'

pilot project

TNN | Oct 28, 2014, 06.27AM IST

NEW DELHI: If the Centre gets states on

board, it will not allow any of the 140 drains

between Gangotri and Gangasagar to open

into the river Ganga to discharge municipal

and industrial waste water. A small step in

this direction was taken on Monday when

the government decided to launch a pilot

project to usher in a 'Zero Liquid Discharge'

regime.

Obama Announces $3 Billion

Contribution to Green Climate Fund

Reuters | Nov 15, 2014, 10.57 AM IST

BRISBANE : President Barack Obama on

Saturday formally announced a $3 billion

US contribution to an international fund to

help poor countries cope with the effects of

climate change.

Climate Parliament asks govt to create

green energy fund

PTI | Nov 30, 2014, 11.25AM IST

NEW DELHI: Climate Parliament, a global

network of legislators working to promote

renewable energy, has urged the Urban

development ministry to create a green

energy fund to focus on utilisation of

renewable energy in urban areas. MP

Vandana Chavan in a recent letter to Urban

development minister Venkaiah Naidu said

that the cell should coordinate directly with

the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

(MNRE) for any potential integration of

plans and policies. Chavan in a recent letter

to Venkaiah Naidu has asked for a Green or

Renewable Energy Cell in the Ministry to

focus on the needs for the utilisation of the

renewable energy sources in urban areas.

Air pollution discolouring Taj Mahal:

Study

PTI | Dec 12, 2014, 12.43 PM IST

WASHINGTON: Airborne carbon particles

and dust are discolouring the Taj Mahal's

iconic marble dome and soaring minarets,

giving the gleaming white landmark a

brownish case, Indian and US researchers

have found." Our team was able to show that

the pollutants discolouring the Taj Mahal are

particulate matter: carbon from burning

biomass and refuse, fossil fuels, and dust -

possibly from agriculture and road traffic,"

said Michael Bergin, a professor in the

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

China emits twice as much NO2 than

India: Study

TNN | Dec 16, 2014, 06.53 AM IST

PUNE: India and China are not only the two

most polluting countries in Asia but also

rank among the top polluters in the world.

However, China's nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

emissions are twice that produced by India,

says a recent study done by city-based

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

(IITM). The study, done in collaboration

with scientific institutes in Germany,

Canada and Turkey, was undertaken to

understand the impact of the increase in the

emission of NO (nitric oxide) and NO2

(nitrogen dioxide) over India and China, as

their increase results in raising the levels of

important pollutants such as ozone, nitric

acid and peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN).

Regional Expert Validation and Training

Workshop for the Eco-Innovation Manual,

Beijing, China

21-24, October, 2014

The United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) in process of finalizing

Manual on Eco-Innovation, UNEP in

association with China National Cleaner

Production Centre, organized regional

workshop at Beijing (China). Service

providers from various National Cleaner

Production Centers across the globe

including Gujarat participated along with

technical experts from STENUM, ASSIST,

CII (India) and Universities from China and

Thailand. Dr. Bharat Jain, Member

Secretary, Gujarat Cleaner Production

Centre made presentation on case studies of

Gujarat and headed the chemical group of

the training workshop. Initially 18

presentations by different participants were

included of which winners were announced.

China‟s presentation on Eco Toilet stood

first and India‟s GCPC stood second. The

concluding session started with and

invitation of feedbacks and discussion

between participants and experts. The

session ended deciding preparation of Eco

Innovation manual. UNEP expressed

appreciation and gratitude towards the

participants for accepting the invitation.

Wastech International Summit and Expo,

at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar

21-23, November, 2014

Realizing the need for sound management of

waste, Gujarat Pollution Control Board

(GPCB) and Confederation of Indian

Industry (CII) jointly organized 2 days

Summit and 3 days Expo as a part of

Vibrant Gujarat pre-summit event for

promoting the sustainable development in

the state through concepts of 4R‟s principle

of waste management. Gujarat Cleaner

Production Centre who works as agency for

cleaner production, clean technology and

waste minimization joined as a partner

organization in this summit. Hon‟ble Chief

Minister of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel,

was invited as a chief guest. The inaugural

session started with welcome speech from

Shri. P.K. Taneja, Additional Chief

Secretary, Forest and Environment

Department, GoG. in presence of dignitaries.

Smt. Anandiben Patel, appealed all

participants to take maximum benefits of the

EVENTS

seminar and expo wherein she congratulated

Gujarat Cleaner Production for its notable

work on waste prevention. The expo

continued for three days including seminars

on waste management, recycling and

sustainable development. The expo

concluded with special thanks to speakers

and participants from Shri. Hardik Shah,

Member Secretary Gujarat Pollution Control

Board, in presence of dignitaries Shri. D.J.

Pandian, Chief Secreatry, Government of

Gujarat, Shri. P.K. Taneja, A.C.S. Forest

and Environment Department, GoG, Shri.

Susheel Kumar, IAS, Chairman.

CPCB, Shri. Sunil Parekh, Director, GNFC

and Dr. K.U. Mistry, Chairman, GPCB.

Cleaner Production Promotion

Programme, held at Industrial Estates

and Colleges

GCPC in cooperation with GPCB organized

a promotional programme in industrial

estates of Kalol and Naroda including

academic institutions including Gujarat

Power Engineering and Research Institute

(GPERI), Mehsana. The objective of this

programme is to motivate industrialist and

educate the concept of cleaner production to

students.

Sr.

No.

Name of

Industrial

Estates

Date No. of

Participants

1. Kalol

Industrial

Estate

10th

October

2014

45

2. Naroda

Industrial

Estate

15th

November

2014

30

Sr.

No.

Name of

Academic

Institution

Date No. of

Participants

1. GPERI 20th

November

2014

40