2. Group Members
• Ashit Rajoria (Leader)
• Bhagyshee Phondekar
• Deepak Singh Bisht
• Faizan Manga
• Mugdha Supal
• Sumit Mehta
3. Meaning of waste
• Something that has been discarded
• Disposal, recycling & recovery of material
Waste
Organic
Food Animal Human Foliage
Inorganic
Plastics
Construction
Aggregate
Others
4. Waste management system in
India
• Average sewage a person releases is 225L4/day!
• In Mumbai, that amounts to about 500Cr litres of
water going down the drain every single day
5. underground sewage pipelines
subjected to pre-treatment
sewage water is left to settle in
tanks
settled and floating waste is
removed
flowing the water into huge
aerated tanks
the water is subjected to
chemical treatment
makes its way through the
complex network
easily removable waste is
filtered out
the solid matter settles down
and any oils, grease etc float
the water is sent for secondary
treatment
bacteria is allowed to act
discharged into water bodies
like rivers and lakes
6. • Problems
o Mainly depend upon electricity
o Use of chemicals for
disinfection poses a serious
environmental threat
o Disposal of the sludge and
solid waste produced in the
treatment process cause
environmental damage
• Solutions
o Need of an integration of
systems-o
A system that uses water as a
medium for waste collection
and soil as a medium for waste
treatment
o Such a system would consume
little energy and would
integrate in a seamless manner
with the natural cycles of
environment.
7. • The founder acharya of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),
stressed on developing farm communities as
they present the only sustainable way of
leading a life which is physically, mentally,
socially, economically, spiritually and
environmentally friendly
9. Introduction
• Govardhan Eco Village is a farm community spread
over 60 acres of land at Galtare, Wada situated 110 km
North of Mumbai
• Since its inception in the year 2003, Govardhan Eco
Village has made steady progress in fields:
Organic farming
Cow protection
Education
Rural development
Alternative energy
Eco friendly constructions
Sustainable living
10.
11. Mission and Vision
• The purpose behind Govardhan Eco Village is
twofold
▫ to present a sustainable living model based on
community living ,and
▫ to educate people in the field of traditional sciences
including Yoga and spirituality.
• Govardhan Eco Village (GEV) is an ISKCON
Chowpatty initiative under the inspiration and
guidance of Radhanath Swami
12. Members of GEV
• The Govardhan Eco Village team comprises of people
from the team comprises of many highly qualified
engineers and doctors from some of the best academic
institutes of India and world.
▫ H. H Radhanath Swami (Head)
▫ Hrishikesh Mafatlal,CEO & V.C. of Arvind Mafatlal
Group
▫ Sanjiv Maheshwari,Project director of GEV
▫ Rajiv Srivastava, Venture capitalist
▫ Kushal N Desai, M.D. of Apar Industries Ltd.
▫ Krishnan M Iyer, C.A.& Law graduate
▫ Gauranga Das, Metallurgical Engineering from
IIT Mumbai etc.
13. Waste management system at Govardhan
Eco Village
• Govardhan Eco village is an integration of various
individual system comprising-oorganic
farming,
ogoshala,
obiogas plant,
ogreen constructions
which facilitate recycling of waste from one system
into other.
14. Organic waste
• Human Waste
▫ Entire human waste produced in the village is converted
into biomass
▫ Kitchen wastes, horticulture wastes etc are collected to
make compost
▫ The compost is packed in cement bags when ready
15. Ctd.
• Animal Waste
▫ Cattle waste is converted into biogas, to be used as a fuel
for cooking
▫ Slurry produced after extraction of gas is utilized as a
natural fertilizer in organic farming
▫ Cow dung is also used to prepare useful items like
bathing soaps, bathing powder,dhoop sticks etc. based
on ayurvedic formulae
16. Ctd.
• Food waste
▫ All the food waste goes under the process of grinding
and fed into biogas plant which produces methane
▫ The above prepared methane is used as fuel for cooking
17. Ctd.
• Foliage waste
▫ Includes all dried leaves, flowers
offered to the deities etc
▫ They plough a pit and in that pit all the foliage items
are dumped and then covered by 2-3 layers of soil
and sand for some time period
▫ This is done to make soil more fertile for growing
vegetables and fruits
18. Inorganic waste
• Plastic bags
▫ Utilized to store mud and compost
▫ Also used to grow plants, esp. grasses like kusha
whose roots can be easily extracted by cutting the
bag open
19. Ctd.
• Construction Aggregate
▫ Broken cement poles and bricks are utilized in making
permanent raised beds(PRB) for farming
▫ PRBs are an innovate way of saving human labor, tractor
usage, energy and time, before cultivation
▫ These beds are permanent and are more fertile and
conducive for growing vegetables, fruits and rice
cultivation
20. Ctd.
• Card board and cloth
▫ Waste card board cartons and cloth are used as a mulch
in the agriculture field
▫ A Mulch is a protective cover placed over the soil to
retain moisture, reduce erosion and provide nutrients
▫ Spreading the waste card board cartons and cloth on the
land also blocks sunlight, thus preventing growth of any
weeds.
21. Ctd.
• Wood dust
▫ Produced by sawing the wood used for construction of
various buildings in the village
▫ Forms an ingredient along with cow dung, in making of
dhoop sticks or chemical free incense sticks
▫ Not only are these dhoop sticks fragrant, but also have
the utility of being a chemical free mosquito repellent
22. Suggestions for Mumbaikars
• While shopping
▫ Reduce the amount of packaging you buy
▫ When purchasing just one or two items don't take a
bag
▫ Purchase steel bottle instead of going for plastics
• In the home
▫ Reuse glass jars to store nails, screws, craft supplies
and other small items in the garage, workshop or
sewing room
▫ Use resealable, reusable containers for lunch
and leftovers
Notas del editor
Advantages:
By such an integrated development approach, practically all of the waste produced in the eco
village is recycled or reused. By thus maximizing the recovery of resources from the recyclable and
biodegradable waste one can reduce the burden on landfills and other waste management systems
GEV was recently listed among the top 100 agricultural innovators for effective usage
of PRBs.
By using this simple technique one can avoid the labor intensive task of removing weeds or usage of any chemical weedicides
Pictures below shows wood dust(in tub on left) being converted
into dhoop sticks(right)