New Delhi,
November 13-16, 2007
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Indian rivers are under serious threat from spiralling urbanisation and industrialisation. This situation has arisen despite the huge investments made by subsequent governments in cleaning them up. As a result, our survival -- and that of rivers -- is at stake.Numerous questions come to the mind in such a scenario: Why are India’s rivers dying? Why haven’t river cleaning programmes worked? How will urban development plans like Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission impact rivers? Have common effluent treatment plants been able to address the issue of industrial wastewater management? Can our rivers be cleaned? As citizens, do we possess the right to have clean rivers?Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites applications and nominations for its training programme ‘Meeting the challenge: River pollution’, which attempts to answer these and other related questions. All in the course of four action-packed days.We also need to address the enormous challenge of water pollution caused primarily by human waste. There is an urgent need to switch from the current paradigm of capital, water and material intensive processes of waste management to a more cost effective, non-sewerage paradigm of human waste disposal.
:Activists, NGO representatives, researchers, writers and communicators, policy makers, students, citizens… in short, anyone interested in fighting for our rivers.
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COURSE WILL HELP YOU:Understand river pollution in India: how unclean are our rivers, why, and what is their present state doing to us? What has been the impact of the national river cleaning programme?
Recognise the impact of urbanisation and urban development programmes on rivers -- learn to critically assess city development plans
Gain an insight into the ‘political economy’ of water and sewage
Understand water quality monitoring and assessment
Gauge the performance of common effluent treatment plants for industrial wastewater management
Learn about the laws, regulations and judicial interventions for fighting river pollution and polluters in courts
Develop effective research and communication strategies for your work on rivers
Prepare alternate strategies and methods for river pollution control -- water-efficient homes, decentralised wastewater systems, safe reuse of treated effluents, etc.
Plan and design wastewater treatment units at the colony/residence levels
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HIGHLIGHTS:Classroom lectures by noted river pollution experts from CSE and other institutions/organisations
Comprehensive reading and reference material
Access to CSE’s state-of-the-art resource centre and library
Site visits, river yatras and boat rides
Practicals and do-it-yourself sessions
Film screenings
Communication workshops
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DATE November 13-16, 2007
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VENUE: Anil Agarwal Green Centre, 41,Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110062
COURSE FEES
Industry and government: Rs 8,800/- per participant
50 % discount for NGOs: Rs 4,400/-
Special discount for students: Rs 1,100/-. :
The course fee is payable in advance by demand draft or cheque drawn in favour of ‘Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi’. It includes all charges for site visits, training and related material, and lunch and refreshments during the course of the programme.
Accommodation and related costsare not included in the fee. However, CSE can help you find a place to stay. For that please contact us before October 25, 2007.
V Suresh Babu
River Pollution Unit
CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-62
Phone: +91-11-29955124/125, 29956394
Extension: 267 or 236
Mobile: 098189 97999
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to the Coca-Cola unit at Plachimada in Palakkad district asking it to show cause why a criminal case should not be filed against it for polluting the environment. The notice recalled that the company had sold solid waste from the plant as fertilizer to local farmers and this had caused contamination of soil from heavy metals such as cadmium. The water in nearby wells was also polluted.