Training Programme on Cleaner Brick Production

Date: 11-15th December

Venue: Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), Neemli (near Alwar), Tijara, Rajasthan-301405

Centre for Science and Environment has conducted a five (05) day certificate course at AAETI on “Cleaner Brick Production” to provide better understanding of the technical knowhow of the new technology and the different walling material options which can be considered as replacement.

A total of 20 practitioners (Environmental regulators, Consultants, Entrepreneurs) across diverse regions of India participated in this program with a desire to have comprehensive knowledge about the brick kilns.

The first day started with a brief about CSE and a tour of AAETI showcasing its green features. This was followed by a session to give an overview of brick kiln industry and environmental issues and challenges associatd with it. 

Further, Mr. J S Kamyotra, former Member Secretary, CPCB, educated the participants regarding policies and regulations governing the industry which get extended into a class exercise cum presentation on regulations available for brick kilns in their state. The day ended with a session on Environmental Clearance for brick clay mining by Mr. Padmanava Lahri, Consultant, Team Energy System. He discussed the process prescribed by MoEFCC and problem encountered by brick entrepreneurs. 

Second day of the training began with the lecture of Mr. Sonal Kumar, Senior Consultant, Greentech Knowledge solutions on different technologies for brick manufacturing followed by detailed understanding of zigzag technolgy. An example of Bihar and Delhi was quoted to  help participants understand the role of SPCBs in zigzag conversion.  Later, a case study of Maharashtara regarding operation of clamps was discussed followed by issues and challenges in stack monitoring to end the day.

Third Day of the program was completely dedicated for site visit of brick kilns. The participants were taken to M/s Avon Bricks and M/s Om Bricks for practical understanding of zigzag kiln and FCBTK kiln respectively. 

Fourth day started with a session of Mr. Pankaj Mittal, Vice president, AFAPM on cleaner walling material followed by an overview of flyash brick manufacturing process. Further, a lecture on Guidelines for cleaner flyash brick production was conducted by Juhi Purwar, CSE before heading towards the site visit at GM Concrete bricks and ASH Tech bricks, Behror.

The participants were asked to prepare consent template for brick kiln on the last day. They were divided into three groups and were given three hours to complete the exercise. Mr. Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director, CSE participated during the presentations and provided his feedback. The day ended with a feedback & valedictory session. 

List of Partcipants
Name	Designation	Organisation
Tapan Kumar Biswas	Environmental Engineer	WBPCB
Anindya Dasgupta	Environmental Engineer	WBPCB
Chayan Gayen	Asst. Environmental Engineer	WBPCB
Pratap Jagtap	Field Officer	MPCB
Nilesh Jijabrao Patil	Field Officer	MPCB
Rahul Nimbalkar	Field Officer	MPCB
B. Karunashri	Asst. Environmental Engineer	APPCB
Kishan Singh	Junior Engineer	UPPCB
Ashutosh Chauhan	Assistant Environmental Engineer	UPPCB
Dr. Sohan Giri	Regional Officer	OSPCB
Ramesh Kumar		Red brick Kiln Enterpreneur
Padmanaua Lahiri	Partner	Team Energy System
Avinash Pareek	Secretary	AFAPM
Pankaj Mittak	Vice President	AFAPM
Narendra Panpalia		Flyash Brick Enterpreneur
Subhash Singh Bhati	President	AFAPM
Nitin Patil	Partner	AFAPM
Ajay Kumar Sharma	Executive	AFAPM
Manoj Kumar		Red brick Kiln Enterpreneur
Dr. Neeraj Jain	Senior Scientist	CSIR-CBRI