• Down To Earth

Bioremediation Market : A Deep Dive into the Industry's Key Applications and Technologies

Rapid surge in environmental pollution and advancements made in the field of bioinformatics and biostatistics are key factors driving market revenue growth Bioremediation Market Size – USD 13.82 Billion in 2022, Market Growth – at a CAGR of 9.3%, Market Trends – Rise in government initiatives to promote bioremediation”— Emergen Research VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, January 23, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global bioremediation market size was USD 13.82 Billion in 2022 and is expected to register a rapid revenue CAGR of 9.3% during the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. Rapid surges in environmental pollution and advancements made in the field of bioinformatics and biostatistics are key factors driving market revenue growth. Global environmental pollution has risen significantly in recent times. A recent report released in India by the Centre for Science and Environment states that 62% of the total land in Delhi was under degradation and around 30% of the total geographical area of India is under degradation. Two major categories of environmental toxins that can be discovered in soil and water are textile dyes and antibiotics. The growth and development of plants may be adversely affected by those persistent contaminants. The report's main goal is to provide an overview of the market, the range of the product, growth possibilities, and hazards. In-depth details on each company in the worldwide bioremediation market are also provided in the study, along with information on their position in the industry globally, financial situation, recent product launches, and plans for future growth. The market participants are concentrating on creating a variety of strategies, including alliances, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, product launches, and investments in R&D.

• Industrial Pollution

Development At Cost Of Human Lives? Revisiting Adivasi Resistance In Mali Parbat, Niyamgiri Hills

Throughout history, the sacred geography of Adivasis has been taken away by organised discord and state machinery. And the ongoing land conflict in Mali Parbat is an extended string of what followed in the fights to save the Niyamgiri Hills. The locals of Mali Parbat --- predominantly Adivasis, Dalits and Bahujans --- have had one unified demand for the past two decades, “We shall die, but not allow Mali Parbat to be mined”. Located in the Pottangi tehsil in the Koraput district, Mali Parbat sits on mines of bauxite rocks, a source of ‘profit and development’ for big corporates. Hence, the surrounding forested lands, rich with vegetation and a source of 36 perennial rivers, have been eyed by the Aditya Birla Group-owned Hindalco since the early 2000s. In 2003, the mining giant received its mining lease from the Odisha State Government to carry out bauxite mining over 268.11 hectares of land, which is almost equivalent to 375 football fields, with a capacity of 6 lakhs tonnes of bauxite per annum. The industry also received its first Environment Clearance Agreement (ECA) in 2006 which lapsed in 2011. However, since then chains of events --- illegal mining, protests, court cases, violence, and criminal charges --- have gripped the villages and lives of locals struggling to save their native and sacred holy land. Odisha holds over half of India’s bauxite reserve and 95 per cent of it lies in its southeast region in what the mines department calls the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt (EGMB) --- a reason why vast swathes of forests have been cleared for mining in Koraput, Rayagada and Kalahandi resulting in large-scale displacement and migration of Adivasi and Dalit communities from this region. In 2006, a report by the nonprofit Centre for Science and Environment found that Odisha had cleared more forests than any other Indian state for mining, with half a million displaced, predominantly Adivasis. Throughout history, the sacred geography of Adivasis has been taken away by organised discord and state machinery. And the ongoing land conflict in Mali Parbat is an extended string of what followed in the fights to save the Niyamgiri Hills. The state’s failure to recognise the rights and interests of tribal minorities protected under the Fifth Schedule is a reflection of the politics of sacred geography or more precisely politics of rights. The sacred land of Mali Parbat Atop the Mali Parbat is the abode of Pakuli Devi, the supreme ancestor of Adivasis, Dalits and Bahujans. “Right at the centre of the proposed mining area is a huge cave, Patripakhan, that can almost house around 2,500 people at a time. Inside it, there is a massive stone mound which is worshipped as Pakuli Devi, the deity of the locals of Mali Parbat,” Sharanya Nayak, an activist based in Odisha tells Outlook. Every summer (April), holy rituals along with religious festivals are held around Patripakhan by the locals which include Paraja, Kondh, Gadaba and Mali communities With the mining into effect, the symbol of their religion and faith will be completely wiped away. “Mali Parbat is sacred to us. Our deities reside there. It is literally impossible for us to think, live and work without our Mali Parbat,” often says Bijay Khillo, Dalit leader and President of Maliparbat Surakhya Samiti (MPSS). From 2012 to 2014 Hindalco carried out illegal mining and tried to build an access road from Kankadamba village, in the foothills of Mali Parbat to the cave. Locals saw this as a major threat to losing their sacred place as if the mining giant wanted to begin by uprooting the soul of their faith. Resisting the destruction of their sacred land, the locals cry, “You can relocate the idols of your hundreds of gods and goddesses but can you relocate nature and its resources? Can you relocate an ancient cave that has been a source of faith for thousands of people?” Locals of Mali Parbat holding a protest march. Locals of Mali Parbat holding a protest march.Rajaraman Sundaresan The battle so far: Public hearings deemed unfair On January 7, 2023, for the third time in a row, the mining proposition has been rejected by the locals of 41 out of 44 villages of Sorishapodar, Khudi, Dalaiguda and Pakhajhola panchayats in Similiguda block, resisting a loss of identity, lands, home, culture and ecology. Running at only 2.2 per cent of its capacity in the years it mined bauxite, Hindaloco Industries lost its ECA in 2011. However, the mining giant resumed its bauxite mining through illegal means but the same had to be halted due to stiff protests from the locals. In 2007, the government of Odisha executed a 20-year mining lease across Mali Parbat to Hindalco, which got environmental clearance in 2006 and started mining in 2008. Around this time, the Mali Parbat Surakshya Samiti (MPSS), spread across about 40 villages, came together around this time and their strong opposition led to the halting of mining in 2010. A decade later, in 2020, Hindalco once again applied for the renewal of the ECA following which in April 2021, the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change permitted a public hearing for environmental clearance on the project. In September 2021, the Odisha Pollution State Control Board (PSC) held a public hearing in Kankadamba village, one of the pro-mining villages, making it the first public hearing. However, it was disrupted by protests from locals who alleged that barricades were put up to bar entry and the meeting was held by unfair means in the presence of around 30 platoons of paramilitary forces. Nearly 30 youths, including a minor, were arrested and taken into custody to break the “community’s will”. Eventually, the hearing was officially deemed cancelled by the Koraput district collector following clashes between pro and anti-mining protestors as the meeting started before the time at 9:30 am and many locals were not allowed to enter the venue after that. Hence, a second hearing was necessitated on November 22, 2021, which was however saw a repeat telecast of the scenes from the September hearing. In a report by The Bastion, a local Adivasi said that the public hearings in September and November felt “more like police-sabhas rather than public sabhas,” where the crowd was overpowered by military forces. Following this, a writ petition was filed by a few Mali Parbat villagers along with environmental activist Prafulla Samantara based on which the Odisha High Court, on December 1, 2022, stayed the November public hearing as well. A two-person bench headed by Chief Justice S Muralidhar and justice MS Raman at the high court in Cuttack said the district judge will supervise the next public hearing on the case to ensure free and fair proceedings and would be held on January 7, 2023. Although the state machinery, PSC, reported to the media that hearings were concluded with peace, in the days ahead of the meetings, platoons of police and paramilitary forces would enter into 20-25 villages till late at night to make “public announcement” for the upcoming hearings. “It was evident that it was a mere act of intimidating people in the guise of public announcement,” the locals tell Outlook. In one incident, on November 18, 2021, P K Mohapatra, the inspector-in-charge of the Semiliguda Police Station issued notices under section 149 (prevent from committing a cognizable offence) and section 107 (keep security for maintaining peace) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) on 51 predominantly Adivasi and Dalit residents of 11 villages, reports Article 14. The report adds that over the weekend, several of those who were served notices were made to sign undertakings that they would not be part of any meetings or ‘unholy gatherings’ or become ‘party to any act which is not in the interest of the common public, directly or indirectly’. Two days ahead of the third hearing, on January 5 the police drafted their own format and forced prominent leaders of the community to sign an undertaking, which was deemed ‘undemocratic and unconstitutional’. Again, the same act was repeated in November 2021. On January 7, nearly 70-75 out of 85 locals, who spoke at the hearing, protested against the mining proposition and the minutes of the report have been sent to the HC. However, leaders of the movement fear that the court will now conclude the same as a ‘free and fair hearing’ and the minutes would be sent to the PSC for further decision on the matter. “But does that mean a roadway to mining? No. Despite a 20-year-long opposition, if the Ministry consents to the ECA, we’ll take this up with the National Green Tribunal, the Supreme Court,” Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Prafulla Samantha tells Outlook. Adding along similar lines, Sharanya says, “As long as the hills are there, as long as Hindalco is there and as long as people are there, resistance will continue.”

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC YASAINI MKATABA NA TAASISI KUTOKA INDIA UKUSANYAJI TAKA NGUMU

NA EMMANUEL MBATILO, DAR ES SALAAM BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari leo Januari 23,2023 Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. "Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu". Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka OR TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC KUSHIRIKIANA NA TAASISI INAYOJIHUSISHA NA MASUALA YA KIMAZINGIRA NCHINI INDIA KUDHIBITI TAKA NGUMU NCHINI

BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari leo Januari 23,2023 Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. "Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu". Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka OR TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC YAINGIA MKATABA WA USHIRIKIANO NA TAASISI INAYOJIHUSISHA NA MASUALA YA KIMAZINGIRA INDIA KUDHIBITI TAKA NGUMU

BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari leo Januari 23,2023 Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. "Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu". Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka OR TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC YAINGIA MKATABA WA USHIRIKIANO NA TAASISI INAYOJIHUSISHA NA MASUALA YA KIMAZINGIRA INDIA KUDHIBITI TAKA NGUMU

BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema (NEMC) pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. "Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu". Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na (NEMC) kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC YAINGIA MKATABA WA USHIRIKIANO NA TAASISI INAYOJIHUSISHA NA MASUALA YA KIMAZINGIRA INDIA KUDHIBITI TAKA NGUMU

BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari leo Januari 23,2023 Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. "Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu". Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka OR TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC KUSHIRIKIANA NA TAASISI INAYOJIHUSISHA NA MASUALA YA KIMAZINGIRA NCHINI INDIA KUDHIBITI TAKA NGUMU NCHINI

BARAZA la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) wamesaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na Taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari leo Januari 23,2023 Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu kuwa pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka lakini vilevilekubadilishana uzoefu ambapo baadhi ya wataalamu wao wanaweza kupewa mafunzo. - Advertisement - Amesema nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi lengo kubwa ni kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ndo maana wakurugenzi wameweza kushiriki kwenye mkutano huo ili waweze kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu ili baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea. “Suala la taka ngumu limekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi sio Tanzania tu,lakini katikanchi mbalimbali kwahiyo tumekuwa na wenzetu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ikiwemo Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa kuja kujadili na kuweza kubadilishana uzoefu”. Amesema Aidha amesema madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu hivyo kupitia Taasisi hiyo kutoka India ambao wao wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira. Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka OR TAMISEMI, Bi.Hawa Mwechaga amesema TAMISEMI inasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu kwahiyo kwa kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

NEMC YASHIRIKI MKUTANO WA KIMATAIFA WENYE LENGO LA KUBORESHA MFUMO WA UKUSANYAJI TAKA NGUMU - DAR

NEMC YASHIRIKI MKUTANO WA KIMATAIFA WENYE LENGO LA KUBORESHA MFUMO WA UKUSANYAJI TAKA NGUMU - DAR

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TANZANIA YASHIRIKI MKUTANO WA KUBORESHA MFUMO WA TAKA NGUMU ULIOANDALIWA NA KITUO CHA SAYANSI INDIA

TANZANIA YASHIRIKI MKUTANO WA KUBORESHA MFUMO WA TAKA NGUMU ULIOANDALIWA NA KITUO CHA SAYANSI INDIA

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TANZANIA THROUGH NEMC AND THE CSE OF INDIA HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT ON SOLID WASTED MANAGEMENT

TANZANIA THROUGH NEMC AND THE CSE OF INDIA HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT ON SOLID WASTED MANAGEMENT

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NEMC WASAINI MKATABA WA KUSHIRIKIANA KIMAZINGIRA NA INDIA/WATOA WITO JUU YA FURSA ZA TAKATAKA

NEMC WASAINI MKATABA WA KUSHIRIKIANA KIMAZINGIRA NA INDIA/WATOA WITO JUU YA FURSA ZA TAKATAKA

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Tanzania kwa kushirikiana na Mataifa mbalimbali kutoka Afrika na Kituo cha Sayansi na Mazingira cha India yashiriki Mkutano wenye lengo la kuboresha mfumo wa ukusanyaji taka ngumu kwenye Miji na Majiji ili maeneo hayo yaendelee kuwa safi.

tanzania Verified Tanzania kwa kushirikiana na Mataifa mbalimbali kutoka Afrika na Kituo cha Sayansi na Mazingira cha India yashiriki Mkutano wenye lengo la kuboresha mfumo wa ukusanyaji taka ngumu kwenye Miji na Majiji ili maeneo hayo yaendelee kuwa safi. Pia mkutano huo wamejadili namna ya kuongeza mnyororo wa thamani kwenye taka zinazozalishwa. Kwa kufanya hivyo taka nyingi zitarejerezwa na kiasi kinachobaki kitahifadhiwa kwa namna ambayo ni rafiki kwa mazingira.

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NEMC yaingia mkataba kukusanya taka ngumu

Dar es Salaam. Baraza la Taifa la Usimamizi na Uhifadhi wa Mazingira (NEMC), limesaini wa ushirikiano na Kituo cha Sayansi na Mazingira (CSE), utakaosaidia baraza hilo kuboresha ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu katika maeneo mbalimbali hasa majiji. Mkataba huo umesainiwa leo Jumatatu, Januari 23, 2023 kati ya Mkurugenzi mkuu wa NEMC, Dk Samuel Gwamaka na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CSE chenye makazi yake nchini India. Hafla hiyo ilikwenda sambamba na mjadala wa siku tatu wa kujadili masuala ya taka ngumu. Katika maelezo yake, Dk Gwamaka amesema taka ngumu bado changamoto sio Tanzania pekee bali katika mataifa mbalimbali, ndio maana shughuli hiyo imehudhuriwa na wawakilishi wa mataifa ya Rwanda, Msumbiji, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia Kenya, Uganda na Eswatin. Amesema CSE wamekwenda mbali zaidi hasa katika teknolojia ya ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu, akisema kupitia mkataba watapata uzoefu wa kukabiliana na changamoto hiyo na namna ya kutengeneza mifumo ya kutenganisha taka hizo baada ya kukusanywa hadi kusafirishwa. "NEMC na CSE tunakusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu ikiwa ni pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanya wa taka, pia kubadilisha uzoefu ikiwa ni pamoja wataalamu wetu kubadilisha mafunzo au kutembea nchi nyingine kujionea. "Pia kujaribu kuzipa nguvu miji au halmashauri za wilaya ili zisimamie uwezo wa kupata teknolojia na uzoefu kisha kupata tafiti za pamoja za kupunguza taka ngumu kwenda katika madampo ili miji iendelee kuwa safi," amesema Dk Gwamaka. Kwa mujibu wa Dk Gwamaka, mkataba huo ni miaka mitatu, lakini kuna uwezekano wa kuurefusha zaidi ili kuzipa nguvu mamlaka za Serikali za mitaa katika kukabiliana na ukusanyaji wa taka kwa kutumia teknolojia ya kisasa. Kwa upande wake, Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa CSE, Anumita Chowdhury amesema ushirikiano huo ni muhimu kufahamu na kuzingatia changamoto za kimazingira zinazoambatana na mabadiliko ya mipango na uchafuzi hali ya hewa. "Leo India na Tanzania tunajaribu kutafuta suluhisho la changamoto zetu kwa kufahamu nini kinahitajika katika kudhibiti uchafuzi wa mazingira usiokua na gharama kubwa ambapo tutaweza kufanikisha kwa uwezo wetu. "Mkataba huu umejikita katika kusaidiana na kujifunza kutoka pande zote mbili kwenye usimamizi wa taka ngumu huku tukifahamu kwamba miji yetu inakua kwa haraka," amesema Chowdhury. Amesema taka ni rasirimali ambazo zinahitaji kurejeshwa tena na kuchangia maendeleo, akisema kupitia ushirikiano huo pande zote mbili namna nyumba itakavyopunguza matumizi ya plastiki na taka kukusanywa na kufanywa bidhaa. "Kama tulivyoona India ambapo taka zutumika kutengeneza biogas, hivyo tunaweza pia kutumia njia kama hii Tanzania ili kuondoa madampo," amesema.

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NEMC,TAASISI YA MAZINGIRA KUTOKA NCHINI INDIA WASAINI MKATABA WA MIAKA MITATU KUKABILIANA NA TAKA NGUMU , KUFANYA TAFITI

MKURUGENZI wa Baraza la Taifa la Hifadhi na Usimamizi wa Mazingira (NEMC) Dkt. Samuel Gwamaka amesema NEMC pamoja na Center for Science and Environment( CSE) wamekusudia kujengeana uwezo na uzoefu pamoja na kufanya tafiti zinazohusiana na miji yetu katika ukusanyaji taka ngumu Dk.Gwamaka ameyasema hayo leo Januari 23,2023 jijini Dar es Salaam wakati wa NEMC wakisaini ) mkataba wa miaka mitatu wa ushirikiano na taasisi inayojishughulisha na masuala ya kisayansi na kimazingira kutoka nchini India ya Center for Science and Environment ambapo ushirikiano huo utasaidia kufanya maboresho katika ukusanyaji wa taka ngumu. Amefafanua pamoja na mambo mengine nia ya mkataba huo uwe wa miaka mitatu kuanzia sasa lakini kutakuwa na uwezekano kuupeleka mbele zaidi kwa lengo la kuzipa nguvu Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa hasa katika majiji, miji pamoja na Wilaya ,ndio maana wakurugenzi wameshirikishwa katika kushuhudia itiwaji saini wa mkataba huo. "Wameshiriki kwenye mkutano huu muhimu kwa ajili ya kuwapa nafasi ya kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu na hapo baadae tuwe na mifumo ya kisasa kuhakikisha taka ngumu zinazozalishwa ziwezwe kutengwa na zisionekane kwenye madampona zile zinazooza ziweze kuwa mbolea,"amesema. Akieleza zaidi mbele ya waandishi wa habari Dk.Gwamaka amesema taka ngumu imekuwa changamoto katika miji mingi barani Afrika sio Tanzania peke yake na kwamba wamekuwa walishirikiana na nchi nyingine kuangalia namna ya kumaliza changamoto ya uwepo wa taka ngumu Amezitaja baadhi ya nchi ambazo wamekuwa wakibadilishana uzoefu ni Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana , Zambia ambao na wao wametuma wawakilishai wao hapa nchini Tanzaoa kwa lengo la kujadiliana kwa kina. Dk.Gwamaka ameeleza pia madampo imekuwa mojawapo ya sehemu ambayo ni changamoto na ni gharama katika kuyaendesha katika uksanyaji wa taka ngumu na matokeo yake miji yetu mingi imekuwa ni michafu."Hivyo kupitia taasisi hii ya India kwani wenzetu wamekwenda mbali katika teknolojia hivyo kusaidia kutengeneza mifumo rafiki kwaajili ya kutenga taka ngumu zisiweze kuleta madhara kwenye mazingira." Kwa upande wake Mwakilishi kutoka Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa za Mitaa (TAMISEMI) Hawa Mwechaga amesema wanasimamia halmashauri 184 ambako huko kote kuna taka ngumu , hivyo kila halmashauri wana idara zinazoratibu uzalishaji wa taka ngumu hivyo wanashirikiana na NEMC kuona ni namna gani wanaenda kuboresha Majiji na miundombinu mbalimbali. Wakati huo huo Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa CSE, Anumita Chowdhury ametumia nafasi hiyo kueleza kwamba ushirikiano huo ni muhimu kufahamu na kuzingatia changamoto za kimazingira zinazoambatana na mabadiliko ya mipango na uchafuzi hali ya hewa. "India na Tanzania tunajaribu kutafuta suluhisho la changamoto zetu kwa kufahamu nini kinahitajika katika kudhibiti uchafuzi wa mazingira usiokua na gharama kubwa ambapo tutaweza kufanikisha kwa uwezo wetu.Mkataba huu umejikita katika kusaidiana na kujifunza kutoka pande zote mbili kwenye usimamizi wa taka ngumu." Chowdhury amesema taka ni rasirimali ambazo zinahitaji kurejeshwa tena na kuchangia maendeleo huku akisisitiza kupitia ushirikiano huo pande zote mbili namna nyumba itakavyopunguza matumizi ya plastiki na taka kukusanywa na kufanywa bidhaa.

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MCD is hard at work but Delhi’s looming landfills unlikely to go by G20 summit

MCD aims to flatten Okhla and Bhalswa landfills by Dec 2023, and Ghazipur by March 2024. G20 has led to calls to finish Okhla work by Sept. Experts say even 5 years not enough. New Delhi: If you pinch your nose shut, Delhi’s three landfill sites — in Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa — almost look like undulating hills. Hopes are now high that these eyesores will soon meet their end. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began work last year to flatten the landfills, and with the G20 Summit coming up, there are calls for it to get the job done by September for Okhla. Experts, however, believe that none of the proposed deadlines are realistic. The MCD deadlines for the three sites are December 2023 for the landfills in Okhla (46 acres) and Bhalswa (36 acres), and March 2024 for Ghazipur (70 acres). The landfills exceeded their capacity in 2010, 2003 and 2002 respectively. All three comprise lakhs of tons of “legacy waste”, or garbage that has been piled up for years, but they continue to be receptacles of new trash too. With the G20 around the corner, officials from the Lieutenant Governor’s secretariat have said that the authorities have been asked to complete the work at the Okhla landfill before the events commence. Delhi BJP working president Virender Sachdeva even claimed in December last year that the municipal corporation had declared that the Okhla landfill site would be cleared before the G20 summit. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 has also issued a separate deadline for all legacy dumpsites to be remediated by 2026. However, experts at the non-profit research organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) told ThePrint that none of these deadlines will be met until a complete ban on the fresh dumping of garbage is enacted and the current capacity of garbage being processed is increased. It will take over five years to reach the MCD’s goal, they said. Mountains that just keep growing An official from MCD’s Department of Environment Management Services (DEMS), told ThePrint that on 3 November 2022, the municipal body awarded tenders to three companies to process 30 lakh metric tons (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) legacy waste at each of the three landfill sites. When this target is met, the contract will be renewed for additional 15 lakh MTs. GreenTech Environ Management, the company in charge of the Okhla site, began work on 7 November. Alfa Therm Limited was awarded the tender for Bhalswa, and Sudhakara Infratech for Ghazipur. Legacy waste is solid waste that has been in landfills for decades as opposed to municipal solid waste (MSW), which is the fresh waste generated every day in a city. A section of the MSW, that is not processed, goes to landfills and eventually becomes legacy waste. According to the data provided by DEMS, Delhi generates approximately 11,000 metric tons per day (TPD) of MSW. Officials did not confirm how much of this becomes legacy waste. “The garbage continues to be dumped in landfills because of the low capacity in the city to process the massive amount of garbage generated. But steps are being taken, especially trommeling, which is targeting the legacy waste,” said a DEMS official. He added that out of about a total of 203 lakh MTs of legacy garbage dumped in the three landfills as on September 2022, just about 33.5 per cent (68 lakh metric tonnes) has been processed so far by the companies. But these figures do not account for the fresh dumping of garbage in the last few months. The initial deadlines, MCD spokesperson Amit Kumar told ThePrint, have been decided by MCD after a volumetric assessment (through drone survey) in September last year to understand how much of it can be cleared. “Accordingly, we have made the work map based on how much can be handled every day,” he said. Processing of legacy waste Around 16,000 TPD of legacy waste is being tromelled by the three companies. Tromelling refers to the process of sieving the waste through trommel machines and segregating it into three categories — inert waste (not chemically nor biologically reactive and does not decompose or does so very slowly), construction and demolition (C&D) like concrete, building debris and rubble, and segregated combustible fraction (SCF). The inert waste is given to Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials and municipal engineers, C&D waste is bought by construction companies/private players, and SCF is reused, recycled and turned into fuel by cement industries or thermal industries, according to DEMS. Dealing with fresh trash Clearing the landfills also means making sure that the maximum amount of fresh waste is processed so that it doesn’t add to the garbage mountains. This is where waste-to-energy plants (WTE) come in. WTEs use waste as a fuel for generating power like other power stations use coal, oil or natural gas. Whatever waste cannot be used in any industry, has a high calorific value (heat value) and is uncontaminated, is sent to these plants There are currently four operational WTEs but their operational capacity still can’t keep up with the amount of garbage generated, leading to the excess being dumped in landfills.