Fighting against POLLUTION to Save Environment
Fighting against POLLUTION to Save Environment
Dr. Dilip B. Boralkar, Chairman, Environment & Tourism Committee of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture, Mumbai 400 001
Paper presented at the “Blue Revolution – A Paradigm Shift: International Conference on Water, Sanitation and Recycling” organized by MACCIA at Mumbai in March, 2014.
The discharge of partially treated and/or untreated sewage into rivers and other water bodies is a fundamental cause of water pollution which, in turn, is responsible for most water-borne diseases and public ill-health. Implementation of existing effluent standards for domestic sewage has not yielded results of even minimum satisfaction level. As a result most of the water bodies in the country continue to be polluted. Taking a quick review of the historical actions and inactions in this context, the author has attempted a proposal for amelioration of the present situation by suggesting more stringent standards for treated domestic sewage by application of environmentally sound technologies (BATNEEC) irrespective of its disposal location.
| 1. INTRODUCTION | |
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| The vision of the Eleventh Plan included a clear commitment to pursue a development process that is environmentally sustainable... | |
| 2. Why protection? | |
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| The Eleventh Plan laid great emphasis on achieving monitor-able socio-economic targets... | |
| 3. National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) | |
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| NGRBA has now been setup and aims to fast-track approvals, change funding patterns, and establish 11,000 MLD treatment capacity... | |
| 4. NRCP & NLCP Objectives | |
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| Sanctioning and monitoring works for improving rivers and lakes water quality... | |
| 5. Adverse effects (surface water, ground water, soil) | |
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| Disposal of untreated sewage and industrial waste water is the main cause of water pollution in India... | |
| 6. Legal Provisions – Environmental Standards | |
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| Standards notified under Schedule VI of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986... | |
| Sr. No. | Parameter | Inland Surface Water | Public Sewers | Land for Irrigation | Marine Coastal Areas |
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| 1 | pH | 5.5 to 9.0 | 5.5 to 9.0 | 5.5 to 9.0 | 5.5 to 9.0 |
| 2 | BOD | 30 | 350 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | COD | 250 | — | — | 250 |
| 4 | Suspended Solids | 100 | 600 | 200 | 100 (process waste water) 10% above influent (cooling water) |
| 5 | Oil & Grease | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
For more details click here : Article on WW Recycling – SouvMaccia March 2014
Bioremediation of Sewage Disposal in the Kham River, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) - November 2009