Clean India

Scientific Disposal of #Sewage and #Municipal Solid Waste.

#Clean #Rivers and Underground #water.
#Awareness #Action #Environment published by @nikhilsaraf14

[newslaundry @newslaundry]

.@shivnarayan01 visited 25 of 38 real-time air quality monitoring stations across the national capital, and found that at least 88% are located or placed in violation of guidelines put in place by the country’s nodal agency on pollution.

https://t.co/Lmq4LcrwgH

[Sonam Wangchuk @Wangchuk66]

ICE STUPA ARTIFICIAL GLACIERS...
From Ladakh to Europe & South America,
From buckets & pipes to digital automation...

Full story on my YouTube channel...
Link in the 1st comment below

#SaveLadakh #SaveHimalayas #SaveGlaciers
#SonamWangchuk #Ladakh

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

A COUNTRY WHERE THE SKY IS GREY!!!

India doesn't have a blue sky any more, the sky is covered by thick layer of smog , which makes it appear Grey, the situation is very much the same in most parts of the country.

In India, AQI is rated poor at more than 200, very poor at more than 300, and severe or hazardous at more than 400. The recommended limit is 0 to 100.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people die from respiratory conditions in India. An IQAir world air quality report in 2021 found that no city in India met the updated WHO safety standards of 5 microgrammes of PM2.5 per cubic metre of air. Nearly half of India’s states surpassed this limit by more than 10 times.

WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

The short term solution is to make small areas with intensive and scientific Plantations, ie making thousands of small forests in every city and Villages, very much like" NANAK FORESTS " in some parts of North India.

The Prime Minister & Chief Ministers start speaking about pollution and taking effective measures to address Air, Water, Soil and Noise pollution, which is really not happening in India.

Involve NGO'S and local communities on issues concerning Environment sustainability.

THE LONG TERM SOLUTION IS MAKING PEOPLE STUDY & UNDERSTAND BIODIVERSITY, IT SHOULD BECOME A SUBJECT IN ALL CLASSES & STAGES OF FORMAL & INFORMAL EDUCATION.

BIODIVERSITY ISN'T ABOUT PLANTING TREE'S, ITS ABOUT ENSURING THAT THERE ARE WORMS IN THE EARTH AND BUTTERFLIES IN THE SKY, THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN BY BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM.

HOPE THE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION ARE LISTENING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF POOR EDUCATION AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHURNING OUT SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

STORY:-

Toxic smog in Delhi is making headlines across the world, the Supreme Court in it's wisdom has appointed 11 advocates to do the job of the Bureaucrats & the Govt offs.

The Prime Minister of the country as usual remains silent on all issues where there are uncomfortable questions and the people are dying...

@PMOIndia
@EduMinOfIndia @NITIAayog @EUEnvironment @UNEP @UNICEF @FAOclimate

[Clean India @CleanIndia10]

More than half of sewage treatment plants fail to meet standards in Delhi https://t.co/oP49ZiNzYb

[Clean India @CleanIndia10]

Forests nearly the size of Ireland lost in 2023, says study https://t.co/0FQ1gupUN7

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

HOW SHOULD THE WORLD ADDRESS INDIANS ?

India and its people prove time and again that they are really not concerned about the Environment, Water bodies and Cleanliness.

Govt's can be blamed for getting huge budgets allocated for cleaning of the cities, and then siphoning off the tax payers money, but the citizens also have to share the blame of being highly irresponsible and uncaring.

There are many poor countries with sizeable population, which are very clean and have been successful in maintaining their water bodies.

HOW MUCH OF MONEY IS THE GOVT TAKING FROM THE PEOPLE OF MUMBAI?

Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC),annual budget allocation for fiscal year 2024-25 at ₹59,954 crore. This is the highest allocation ever with a capital expenditure of Rs Rs 31,774.59 crore and revenue expenditure of ₹28,121.94 crore.

HOW MUCH OF MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON THE CLEANING OF BEACHES?

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spends an average of ₹3 lakh per day to clean Mumbai's beaches.

The most expensive beaches to clean are Juhu and Versova, which generate the most trash in the city. Together, these beaches produce 45–130 metric tonnes of garbage per day, which is more than a third of the total beach waste collected in the city.

STORY:-

This video of Dadar Beach in Mumbai, Maharashtra was posted by Ms @suchetadalal ( Journalist, Activists and an Author) on the utter civic neglect by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation on cleaning up of the Beaches in Mumbai.

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

CHANGING CLOTHES 5 TIMES A DAY!!!!

India is one of the strangest Democracies, where the leaders never talk about the real issues concerning the people, the society,the environment and the country, but are applauded for talking on issues which divide , creates hatred amongst communities and are regressive.

The leaders show themselves as physically strong, every time they take out a swords at the political rallies, as a mark of uprising & resistance, but in turn they are dishonest, morally bankrupt and dead inside.

India needs a leadership that talks, highlights and takes measurable actions on the real issues concerning the people of India.

ABOUT MULA MUTHA RIVER

The Mula-Mutha is a river in India, formed by the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers in the city of Pune, Maharashtra state, which later flows into the Bhima River, which itself is a tributary of the Krishna River and finally empties into the Bay of Bengal.[

TAXPAYERS MONEY SPENT ON THE CLEAN UP:-

The Mula-Mutha river in Pune, India has received multiple funding allocations for its cleanup, including:

Rs 990 crore Pollution Abatement of River Mula-Mutha project
This project was funded by the central government and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The central government contributed 85% and the PMC contributed 15%. The project included the construction of 11 sewage treatment plants, laying sewer lines, and other measures.

Rs 689.59 crore allocated by the Union government
This allocation was for the upcoming financial year to continue the ongoing pollution abatement project.

Rs 4,000 crore riverfront development project
This project includes beautification work.

Rs 1,500 crore river rejuvenation project, this project includes collecting sewage, treating it at sewage treatment plants, and stopping sewage from mixing into the river.

STORY:-

Pankaj Kumar, an environmentalist and a citizen journalist who travels across India to highlight the plight of water and rivers in India.

The Mula-Mutha river of Pune is one of the most polluted rivers in India. The amount of sewage and industrial pollutants dumped in the river are responsible for this. There is no separation of waste materials in residential areas.

The pollution has destroyed all the Aqua life of the river.

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

DO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT FREEDOM IS ?

Freedom from fear, hatred, poverty, corruption, nepotism, exploitation, illiteracy , inequality & Injustice.

Hope on this day, each one of introspects on the ideals of all the great freedom fighters, soldiers of the Armed forces , social activists, farmers and all the citizens who have given their lives to protect the Idea of independence & Democracy.

Hope the sacrifices of all such great people inspire us to follow the path of the Constitution of India.

Hope the Govt's become transparent, accountable, empathetic, scientific & honest.

Hope the Parliament & State Assemblies are able to make laws which are progressive, inclusive & futuristic.

Hope the Indian Judiciary is able to unhold the Constitution of India and provide protection & justice to all the people, irrespective of their class, caste, religion or political affiliations.

LET'S ASPIRE TO BECOME A NATION THAT IS TRULY INDEPENDENT

STORY:-

Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated & reversed all over the world, but somehow in India, there's a structured & institutional attempt to create a narrative against him and his values, which are untrue & false.

Here's a small tribute from us to the Mahatma, who is considered to the CONSCIENCE OF THE MAN+ WOMAN+ LGBTQ KIND !!!

[🚩Mohan Gowda🇮🇳 @Mohan_HJS]

Elephants running to safety 1 hour before the landslide in Wayanad, Kerala. Animals have subtle vision.

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

THEY JUST NEVER STOP...

Plantation of tree's and creation of Jungles is the need of the hour, factoring in that India has one of the most polluted quality air in the world, which is impacting the lives of millions of citizens in most cities and villages.

Depleting tree cover is also impacting the cycle and duration of rains in various parts of the country.

But trust our Politicians and Bureaucrats, they seem to be selling false promises to the people, in order to make windfall profits in the name of plantation of tree's in their respective States and Districts.

It's not scientifically possible to plant so many trees, as is being claimed by different State Governments, while ensuring their continuity and growth.

It seems that most of the taxpayers money, which is being spent in the of environment and climate change, will be squandered away and wasted.

Punjab has claimed that it will plant 3 crore trees in different districts of the State, similarly other States too are claiming such outlandish figures.

STORY

Pipal Baba, as he is called, is warning the people that the claims of the Govt's , planting lakhs / crores of trees in their respective States is unsustainable and unscientific.

[Nikhil Saraf @NikhilSaraf14]

WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY?

More number of Indian citizens and small children would have died because of polluted water and air, than by acts of terrorism.

@TheLancet Study suggests that Pollution in India Killed 2.3 Million Indians in 2019.

Nearly 1.6 million deaths were due to air pollution alone, and more than 500,000 were caused by water pollution.

DATA ON POLLUTED RIVERS IN INDIA

There are six major polluted rivers of India. The polluted rivers are: 1. The Damodar River 2. Yamuna River 3. Ganga River 4. Bagmati River 5. Mahi River 6. Chambal and Betwa River.

India has been cleaning up its polluted rivers for many decades now. In the past three years alone, the country has spent over 1000's of Crs on two flagship programmes, @cleanganganmcg and the National River Conservation Plan, suggests government data.

Still, 46 per cent of the 603 Indian rivers remain polluted, shows a report released by the @CPCB_OFFICIAL in December 2022.

In July 2022, the UP government claimed 60 rivers had been revived in the previous five years. The reality, though, is quite different. One of the 60 rivers is Gomti, which, as per the 2022 CPCB report, is the fifth most polluted river in the country.

Ganga: Despite spending over Rs 32,000 crores since 2014, the latest revelation by the Jal Shakti Ministry holds that 71% of the monitoring stations in Ganga have reported very high levels of faecal coliform earlier this year.

The river has 49 polluted stretches and its most polluted in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

STORY:-

A citizen journalist highlighting the open untreated sewage flowing into Gangs in Varanasi, UP.

@PMOIndia @moefcc @UNEP @rallyforrivers

[With Love Bihar @WithLoveBihar]

Excellent job Hajipur Nagar Parishad. 🤐

Tali bajao sab 👏👏👏👏

@BSPCBOfficial please take action on them.

Janta, please share this video as much as you can. It's a request.

[Dehradun Cycling Club @DehradunCycling]

It's historic! The citizens of #Dehradun gathered in mass numbers and are standing united against the cutting of trees. Their love4 Dehradun & its greenery is inspiring. Together, we can save our environment #SaveDehradun #GreenDehradun
Video by @dehradun_times
RT@GargiRawat

[Clean India @CleanIndia10]

New study reveals extent of microplastic pollution in Ashtamudi Lake https://t.co/A4oVSIkYxg

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

#Watch | Amid IPL fever, Gujarat govt flattens cricket ground developed by clearing mangroves in Amreli’s fragile coastal zone

Read @gopalreports' report: https://t.co/iduIHivQjB

[Minal Karanwal @Minal_IAS]

So we have tried eliminating the small plastic water bottles from the Zilla Parishad. And the continuous dependency on them has made this such a difficult journey.

Still at it! Kudos to the team!

[Chiranjeevi Kulkarni @cksaysso]

380 top climate scientists on future of earth.

77% of respondents believe global temperatures will reach at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels, a devastating degree of heating

https://t.co/NWGIRkKIRm

[Sudhakar Udumula @sudhakarudumula]

Electric shocks claiming the lives of flamingos in Telangana

Flamingos near River Krishna in Somasila, Mahbubnagar, are dying from electrocution. Villagers alerted forest officials to several recent deaths.

Rohit Gopidi, the forest officer for Nagarkurnool district, explained that this is happening in Somasala Revenue land. Birds are hitting the power lines of renewable energy between Rayalaseema and Ranga Reddy district. He said they were surprised because flamingos aren't on the bird checklist that officials have.

Kollapur forest range officer Sharath Chandra said, “These Flamingo deaths are occurring on the river at Somasila. Locals have informed us that at least 10 flamingos have died in the past few days. Flamingos are likely hitting high-tension transmission lines while flying and colliding with them.” He added, “We are coordinating with relevant authorities to arrange bird reflectors so that the birds will avoid collisions with the wires.”

#Telangana

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Massive forest fires sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains of #Uttarakhand for the past 72 hours have gutted over 142 hectares of forest land in the State. Maps created by The Hindu's Graphics team shows the location of the fires detected by the Forest Survey of India, from April 20- April 27.

Here's a thread:

[the reporters' collective @reporters_co]

Adani Group awarded coal block in MP’s densest forest. Coal ministry opened up Mara II Mahan block for mining following lobbying by private power producers, overriding objections of environment ministry and experts. Report by @shreegireesh
https://t.co/uBmnaif3yC