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Conserving water for the future
Conserving water for the future. To create awareness and educate children about the importance of conserving water as a natural resource, the Basthi Vikas Manch, an NGO, organised an exhibition at the ZPHS, Gun Bazaar Road, on Friday.
In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly declared that every year March 22 would be dedicated to conserve water. This year, the UN is focussing on the water-energy nexus, particularly addressing inequities, especially for the 'bottom billion' who live in slums and impoverished rural areas and survive without access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, sufficient food and energy services. It also aims to facilitate the development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that bridge ministries and sectors, leading the way to energy security and sustainable water use in a green economy. Particular attention would be paid to identify best practices that can make 'Green Industry' a reality.
To create awareness and educate children about the importance of conserving water as a natural resource, the Basthi Vikas Manch, an NGO, organised an exhibition at the ZPHS, Gun Bazaar Road, on Friday. The exhibition consisted of paintings, artwork and models made by school children from Govt High School, Rasoolpura; Martinet High School and Kasturba High School. The chief guest for the event was Micahel Mullins, consul general, US Consulate. The consul was seen going around each and every stall enquiring the students about water conservation and what they would do to save water on earth. All the students excitedly explained their respective projects to the consul general.
After visiting all the stalls, Micahel Mullins said, “I am privileged to have been invited for this event. Conserving water was the need of the hour and the US government is doing its best to make sure that water would be made available for the future generations. This is something that is extremely important to all of us. We believe that no child should die of a preventable water disease. We have been discussing with all the nations about the various ways in which water could be conserved.”
The consul also congratulated all the teachers who helped children execute their projects and asked them to continue doing such good work for the future generations.
Ford adopts best practices
With an aim to conserve water and to contribute towards ensuring that there is enough water for a more populated world, Ford has been relentlessly implementing Green practices at its integrated manufacturing facility.
“We at Ford India have been making conscious efforts towards a sustainable future via the various green practices that we are following. Through path breaking green manufacturing processes we have been able to reuse 100 per cent of the waste water generated in the plant enabled a 30 per cent reduction in water consumption per car production in the past three years and have reduced electricity consumption per car by 10 per cent. In the plant, 100 per cent of the hazardous waste generated is either recycled or co-processed in the cement industries – making it a zero landfill plant,” said P Senthil Kumar, vice president, vehicle operations, Ford India.
