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Farm fires: Experts divided on cash incentive to farmers, ask why not use pusa-bio decomposer

New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Divided on the Punjab government’s proposal to provide cash incentives to farmers to stop stubble burning, experts have asked why was the state not ramping up the use of Pusa bio-decomposer which was hailed as a cost-effective solution to farm fires by the Delhi government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had last week said the Punjab government has sent a proposal to the Commission for Air Quality Management to give cash incentive to farmers in the border state for not burning stubble. The proposal says that Delhi and Punjab should give Rs 500 each and the Centre should provide Rs 1,500. “Cash incentive is a temporary solution to the problem. Other methods such as using paddy straw in boilers and for manufacturing paper are cost-intensive. In-situ treatment is the only sustainable solution which will also help improve soil fertility,” said Dipankar Saha, former chief of the Central Pollution Control Board’s air lab. “Waste is wealth in today’s world. We should know how to use it (stubble)… how to convert it into fertilizer,” he said. State governments should work with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute as the degradation of paddy straw is possible through enzyme treatment. Now, they should explore methods to accelerate the enzyme treatment process so that stubble can be decomposed in a short period of time, Saha said. Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November. Farmers set their fields on fire to quickly clear off the crop residue before cultivating wheat and potato. Punjab generates around 20 million tons of paddy straw annually. Under a Centre-sponsored scheme, farm machinery is provided to farmers at a subsidised rate for in-situ management of the stubble. Farmers say a cash incentive can help them cover the cost of fuel used in operating the machinery. Environmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari said freebies can never be a solution to the problem of stubble burning. “I don’t think Punjab has any money to give to farmers. They had tried it earlier too, but they failed. The reality on the ground is different. The right thing to do is to immediately start work on a policy. Work on crop diversification,” she said. Kandhari asked why Punjab and Delhi are not investing in Pusa bio-decomposer which was hailed as a cost-effective solution to stubble burning by the AAP government in the national capital. She said “there is nothing substantial in the Pusa bio-decomposer” if the states are still going for cash incentive to stop stubble burning. In 2020, scientists at the IARI had come up with Pusa bio-decomposer, a microbial solution which can decompose stubble and turn into manure in 15-20 days. The Delhi government had provided it free to farmers in the capital to manage stubble in non-basmati rice fields in 2020 and 2021. The city government had also asked WAPCOS, a consultancy firm of the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, to conduct an audit of the effectiveness of the bio-decomposer. According to the audit, 90 per cent of the participating farmers said the solution is highly effective. This prompted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to urge the Centre to order free distribution of the decomposer in the neighbouring states. Sunil Dahiya, an analyst at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, said there cannot be only one solution to farm fires and that states need to work on different options available, including cash incentives. “Pusa bio-decomposer cannot be considered a panacea to farm fires… Financial assistance will help farmers employ labour for stubble management… However, all other interventions such as farm equipment for in-situ management of paddy straw, use of stubble in organic agriculture and mulching and crop diversification should also continue,” he said. Asked whether providing cash incentives goes against the polluter pays principle, Dahiya said, “You think farmers are polluters and should be penalized for it. On the other hand, extensions are being provided to industries and thermal power plants to install technologies to curb emissions. This is not an ideal way to govern a state.” Vivek Chattopadhyaya, Principal Programme Manager, Clean Air, at the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said financial support should be given to poor farmers who do not have access to subsidized machinery for in-situ management of paddy straw and collection centres for its use in industrial applications. “However, the financial support should be given at the community level and not to individual farmers,” he said. This is not the first time Punjab will give cash incentives to farmers for not burning stubble. The governments of Punjab and Haryana had announced a bonus of Rs 2,500 an acre for small and marginal farmers in 2019 too, following the Supreme Court’s suggestion to incentivise farmers to stop farm fires. However, a paucity of funds stalled the scheme. Only a few thousand farmers could avail the benefit. The Punjab government had even requested the Centre for financial assistance but to no avail. According to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Punjab had reported 71,304 farm fires between September 15 and November 30 last year and 83,002 farm fires in the corresponding period in 2020. Last year, the share of farm fires in Delhi’s PM 2.5 pollution had peaked to 48 per cent on November 7. PTI GVS TDS TDS

As past targets fall short, the Delhi government encourages a solar power strategy

Despite substantial subsidies and other incentives provided by the Delhi government, solar power installations at homes have failed to pique the interest of home owners, with the city only managing to add 220 megawatts (MW) of power through this medium, less than one-tenth of the target of generating 2,762MW by the end of this year. Last February, the solar power generated by rooftop installations totaled 184MW. With the heat coming early this year, discoms anticipate that Delhi's peak power consumption would exceed 8,000MW for the first time this summer, putting a significant strain on the city's existing power infrastructure. Discoms stated there is ample awareness about solar rooftops, but they blamed Covid-19 for the installation lag. "In Delhi, the pandemic has had an impact on rooftop installations." Many group housing societies have been hesitant to allow solar merchants into their societies or locations over the last two years. "With infections fading, interest is returning," said a discom official who did not want to be identified. Experts, on the other hand, attribute the public's lack of interest to the lengthy installation and commissioning process for solar rooftops. Obtaining a NOC (no-objection certificate) from the discom and then filing an online application and the associated paperwork has proven to be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Delhi, which is urbanized and has a high income, was only able to install only 20% of the subsidised solar rooftop panels assigned to it, indicating that even subsidies are not being used. "The initial cost of installation continues to be a barrier for people," said Binit Das, deputy program manager, renewable energy, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). In addition to lower costs and rebates for excess electricity generated, the Delhi government gives discounts of up to 20% for putting solar panels on rooftops of homes and businesses. According to discoms, Delhi already gives a better rate for surplus solar power — most states in the country have capped it at 2 per unit, while Delhi offers an average power procurement cost for surplus energy of 5 per unit. In June 2015, the National Solar Mission established a target of 2,762MW of solar electricity by 2022. With the scheme failing to attract enough users, the Delhi government's new solar policy, introduced by Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia during his Budget speech last month, is expected to include a variety of additional incentives and modifications. The Delhi administration has set a goal of 2,500MW of solar capacity in the next five years under it. "This is estimated to generate 10% of Delhi's yearly energy consumption," Sisodia said during his Budget speech last month, adding that the solar program will also create 40,000 new opportunities for construction workers, electricians, technicians, and engineers. According to a government official, the new solar strategy intends to increase the number of solar panels on Delhi roofs while also creating more jobs. "Lessons learned in recent years will be included into the new solar policy." "Over the last couple of years, Delhi has made a significant push toward electric vehicles and renewable energy," said a government official who did not want to be identified. According to BSES officials, the discom, which serves regions like as Saket, Vasant Kunj, Dwarka, Chattarpur, Sainik Farms, Karkardooma, Mayur Vihar, Patparganj, and Rohini, has seen over 4,000 solar rooftop installations with a combined load of more than 125MW. "Our Solar City concept has gotten positive feedback... The strategy benefits both consumers and the discom. The solar outreach program also educates people about the benefits of solar energy while assuring that the systems being built meet high quality standards. It also makes several financing alternatives available to clients," a BSES representative explained. One of the early success stories of the solar outreach was in Dwarka, where the discoms began installing solar panels in 2018 as part of a "Solarise Dwarka" project. According to KR Bhimrao, a resident of Shiv Bhole CGHS in Dwarka Sector 2, the society has a solar capacity of more than 100KW, which results in annual savings of more than 100,000 units across 60 families. "The savings are significant during the summer." "After observing a big reduction in our expenses, nearby societies began installing solar panels," he said. Over the previous three years, the Kalka CGHS community in nearby Sector 6 has also seen lower electricity prices. Residents claim that, with a combined installed capacity of more than 50KW, they produce excess electricity each year, resulting in discoms paying money to society at the end of the year. "We receive 5... for each surplus unit generated." So not only are the electricity bills lower, but extra output provides additional benefits at the end of each fiscal year if it is left over," explained Sujeet, a society resident. Each kilowatt (KW) of solar roofs may provide approximately 100-120 units of power per month, with experts estimating that the installation cost is normally recovered within 3.5 to 4 years. Solar panels necessary to generate one KW of power will cost between 60,000 and one lakh rupees. "Solar rooftop is becoming increasingly popular in Delhi, particularly in the domestic (residential) sector. The subsidy plan is to blame for this increase. However, subsidies alone are insufficient because there is a significant space constraint in residential areas in terms of roof size, which is slowing adoption "According to Dwijadas Basak, Chief-Commercial, Consumer Experience, and Social Impact Group at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, areas such as Rohini, Pitampura, and Moti Nagar are gradually seeing increased demand for solar installation. Several obstacles According to Neeraj Kuldeep, program lead at the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), fulfilling states' ambitious solar power targets will necessitate a strong strategic push. "In order to increase the uptake of rooftop solar systems, the Delhi government should review the home electricity subsidy." Second, authorities should promote creative business models, such as the Solar Partners model, which uses extra roof space for solar power installations and provides clean electricity to consumers under virtual net-metering standards," Manjeet Kumar said. He also mentioned that a green tariff, which is a utility-approved power cost that permits users to get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, might provide a much-needed push to rooftop solar installations. "Finally, the government may look at other developing potential, such as floating solar panels and lake revitalization," he said.

Bridging gaps

A farmer-producer organisation in Dantewada provides crucial market links for organic produce and helps naturally improve yields and incomes JUST LIKE any other entrepreneur, all a farmer needs is an assured market and a better deal. Akash Badave realised this as soon as he started working with tribal communities of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district a decade ago. As a Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellow, he was assigned to help the district administration improve the livelihoods of marginal communities. Dantewada is in the spotlight for high level of malnutrition; for instance, as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (2019-21), some 76 per cent of women aged 15-49 years in the district are anaemic. The national average for the same group is 57 per cent. Previous attempts to improve nutritional status of people in the district, by enhancing agricultural production through chemical fertilisers and pesticides, had few takers. "The chemicals killed all our earthworms and made our soil lifeless," says Rameshwar Yadav, a farmer in the district's Balud village. In 2012, the district administration decided to motivate farmers to turn to organic farming and to grow crops other than traditional paddy and millet varieties. But the exercise, says Badave, in-charge of the sensitisation programme, highlighted farmers' reluctance to grow more or new crops. Even if individual farmers grew surplus, there was a lack of market linkages for their harvest. The district, covered with dense forests and mineral-rich hills, has limited connectivity. Though the government procures certain crops at minimum support price (MSP), it benefits few. There is only one mandi for procurement of produce, which is out of reach for many. There is no system to procure organic produce. Down To Earth Gold Icon This story is from the August 01, 2022 edition of Down To Earth. Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Why India Urgently Needs An Urban Stormwater Management Plan

Stormwater is a resource to conserve, but due to ill-equipped infrastructure, gushes into storm drains, sewer systems and drainage ditches, and causes soil erosion, silting, road damage, and property damage India went through a huge transition when Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and other cities became hubs for economic activities and rapid urbanisation. The ever-burgeoning urban population demanded more robust infrastructure such as roads, houses, shopping complexes, etc. And unplanned development has brought about many big challenges; one of them being urban flooding due to poor stormwater management. Storm water is the huge amount of standing water produced after heavy rain/snow. When stormwater is absorbed by soil and filters through, it ultimately replenishes the aquifer. But due to high concretisation in many of our urban cities, this stormwater finds no direct ground to seep through. All the water gushes into storm drains, sewer systems and drainage ditches, and causes soil erosion, silting, road damage, property damage, by creating waterlogging in nearby low areas or ditches. In recent years, frequency of urban flooding has increased and is causing enormous socio-environmental hazards, major economic loss, along with the loss of lives as in the recent cases of Hyderabad and Assam. Delhi-NCR always faces long traffic snarls during heavy rains; one such infamous incident was Gurujam in Gurugram, the millennium city bordering Delhi that came to standstill for almost 20 hours due to traffic jams after heavy rainfall. A research paper published by Kapil Gupta from IIT-B on stormwater management in Mumbai records that the urban catchment of Kalyan, situated in North Mumbai which faces local flooding every year, political will more than engineering support to improve and that the existing stormwater drainage system requires. The Karnataka government report of 2021 on performance audit of stormwater management in Bangalore by AG India says that the city witnessed large-scale encroachment of lakes and drains, depletion of natural drainage system, change of land use, reduced vegetation cover, and loss of interconnectivity between water bodies that increased the runoff of stormwater. It was found that of the 1,452 water bodies in the early 1800s, only 194 remained by 2016 in the same area as there is no robust policy governing stormwater management. In the report by Centre for Science and Environment, The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi is one of the largest urban spaces in the world and has a ground water table 40m below ground level in as much as 30 per cent of the city. As per the report, open spaces like parks have been identified in the city to prepare a sustainable stormwater management plan, keeping in mind factors such as post monsoon ground water level, geology, soil type and flood spots. The city is estimated to have 16,299 parks that have the capacity to harvest 3,423 million litres of annual runoff. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report 2021 by Greater Chennai Corporation that has built and maintained a stormwater drain network of 2,071 km, states that rainwater runoff gets drained through various stormwater drains and channels and reaches the sea across the city. Over the period, these drains’ carrying capacity reduced due to silt deposition. All such channels require desilting, and cleaning and disposing waste materials before the monsoon arrives, which puts a lot of stress on the municipal system. Historical records have shown several cases of extreme flooding in Chennai in 1943, 1978, 1985, 2002, 2005, and so on. Mainly all because of change in land use, disruption of natural gradient of stormwater channels, inadequacy, and imperativeness of local drainage infrastructure development in the city. According to a report published by Centre for Science and Environment for Hyderabad — the fastest-growing urban space in India after recording an annual 5 per cent population rise, the city has suffered several flooding episodes, the latest being in 2020 where 200mm rainfall happened overnight, resulting in a fury of runoff that submerged the entire city. Over 76 people died and it caused economic damage estimated at around 1,000 crores. The cause: limited stormwater channels propelled the runoff. Historically, Hyderabad had 400 lakes, and at least 48 flood absorbing tanks were built as part of stormwater management plan in 1912-29. Over time, most of them have been filled and used for various residential and commercial purposes. Currently, only 169 lakes exist as several water channels to carry stormwater have been encroached. Now the city’s stormwater management agenda is largely based on evacuation plans for flood-affected areas rather than storage or reuse of stormwater. All of these questions regarding collection, storage and reuse of stormwater are answered through proper stormwater management that must be based on urban, peri-urban and rural population density. Rapid urbanisation didn’t incorporate sustainable infrastructure plans. Unplanned or illegal land acquisition has led to encroachment of several kilometres of natural stormwater channels in such urban cities. Several water bodies like lakes, ponds, wells, etc., have been filled to fulfil various economic interests that essentially acted as runoff collectors. Most of our urban cities are concretised and are left with almost no space for rainwater absorption. Either stormwater drainage is missing in many such places, even if it’s there, most of the time it’s clogged with solid waste, silt, etc. To make the situation worse, many such channels are even connected with sewer pipelines. Even after mandatory rainwater harvesting system installation by group housing societies as per building code law, it’s not built or are used for different purposes or may even be symbolic and defunct. Quality of recharge water is also of huge concern and eventually such runoff mixed with mud and several chemicals and sewage finds its way to the nearby water body and over the period turns it into a ganda nalla (a dirty water channel). Most of the urban road system consisting of flyovers, underpasses and artery roads are not built with keeping runoff in mind. Every monsoon these low-lying areas get flooded after just one spell of heavy rainfall. Many such flooding hotspots like Delhi’s Minto Bridge make news every monsoon for getting submerged under storm water. Stormwater is not a liability to manage, rather a resource to conserve. As per a report, water demand in irrigation, domestic and industrial uses and other usage will be more than 1,000 cubic kilometres by 2025. If 80 per cent rainwater can be harvested by 2015, almost 33 per cent of such water requirements can be met with rainwater conservation. Not to mention the presence of other water resources. Sustainable urban designing would require rejuvenation of water bodies to increase their water holding and recharge capacity, increasing green cover in such areas by planting more trees, reviving old water storages, and creating awareness and willingness among stakeholders to save water. We must also consider the global contribution of climate change. Over the period, it has changed the rain pattern and caused unprecedented rainfall. Most of the urban infrastructure is not equipped to handle such eventualities, hence risk and vulnerability assessment is essential for urban stormwater management planning. For instance, stormwater drainage design in India was being carried out as per the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO) manual guidelines, but only till 2019. Another part of the manual is guidelines for operation and maintenance. It’s important to note that having stormwater drainage channels but without regular and proper maintenance doesn’t serve the purpose. As per the report of the Sub-committee for Development of National Sustainable Habitat Parameters on Urban Storm water Management by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, it has been suggested that the various indices developed for assessment of drainage systems can be utilised for quantification of the sustainability of current drainage systems. After quantification, these indices will help to determine suitable drainage practices in specific wards, blocks, districts, or states, and finally the country. Such measures can be integrated in restoring the natural drainage system, rejuvenating lakes and ponds, and catchment areas, and thereby creating a sustainable stormwater management plan. It’s important to reiterate that stormwater is not a liability to manage, but a resource to conserve. Sustainable urban planning, innovative design solutions, right policies, strong stakeholder participation, awareness at large, and strong political will, can decrease water stress that most of our urban cities are currently facing. A holistic water security plan is the need of the hour.

Post-Monsoon Turning Out To Be Hotter In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the southwest monsoon subdued over Odisha, many parts of the State recorded above normal temperature. In the last 24 hours, temperature above 35 degree Celsius was recorded at 18 places. The India Meteorological Department has mentioned that the situation will prevail for the next two to three days. Also due to high surface humidity discomfort weather is likely, especially over districts of Coastal Odisha. According to an analysis of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) based on the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s long-term data, the June to September monsoon season has been 0.3-0.4 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-monsoon seasons in the decade from 2012 to 2022. The CSE said that the average daily maximum temperature this year for March and April in northwest India was almost 4 degrees Celsius above the normal compared to its baseline of 1981-2010. According to the IMD, average temperatures across seasons have seen a sharp upward trend in the country since 1991. The trend is in comparison to the average surface air temperature baseline recorded between 1981 and 2010. Climate experts warn that global warming has increased the frequency of extreme weather events. Some other parts of the country are also facing a similar phenomenon.

Selama Seminggu, Hampir 50 Orang Tewas Tersambar Petir di Wilayah Ini

VIVA Dunia – Ada penelitian yang menunjukkan, kenaikan suhu hanya satu derajat meningkatkan jumlah sambaran petir sebesar 12%. Polusi juga diperkirakan meningkatkan tingkat pemogokan. Saat ini, lebih banyak orang meninggal karena pemogokan daripada insiden terkait hujan seperti banjir. Dilaporkan oleh News.Sky, tujuh orang tewas tersambar petir di India utara pada Jumat, 30 Juli 2022. Sehingga total korban tewas menjadi 49 minggu ini. Semua korban tewas berada di negara bagian Uttar Pradesh, yang saat ini sedang musim hujan. Artikel ini sudah tayang di VIVA.co.id pada hari Senin, 1 Agustus 2022 - 10:41 WIB Judul Artikel : Selama Seminggu, Hampir 50 Orang Tewas Tersambar Petir di Wilayah Ini Tujuh kematian terbaru sebagian besar adalah petani desa, yang berlindung di bawah pohon saat hujan. Empat berasal dari keluarga yang sama, menurut polisi di kota terdekat Kaushambi. Artikel ini sudah tayang di VIVA.co.id pada hari Senin, 1 Agustus 2022 - 10:41 WIB Judul Artikel : Selama Seminggu, Hampir 50 Orang Tewas Tersambar Petir di Wilayah Ini Sejauh musim ini, lebih banyak orang meninggal karena sambaran petir daripada insiden terkait hujan seperti banjir. Setelah banyak kematian, pemerintah India mengeluarkan pedoman baru untuk badai. Juru bicara Shishir Singh mengatakan kepada News.Sky "Orang-orang lebih banyak meninggal karena petir daripada insiden terkait hujan, meskipun ini adalah saat ketika orang (biasanya) meninggal karena banjir atau insiden terkait hujan lainnya." Kolonel Sanjay Srivastava dari Departemen Meteorologi India mengatakan hampir 750 orang di India tewas tersambar petir sejak April. Sunita Narain, Direktur Jenderal Pusat Sains dan Lingkungan, mengatakan pemanasan global mempengaruhi jumlah sambaran petir. Artikel ini sudah tayang di VIVA.co.id pada hari Senin, 1 Agustus 2022 - 10:41 WIB Judul Artikel : Selama Seminggu, Hampir 50 Orang Tewas Tersambar Petir di Wilayah Ini

On-board Charger Market Projected to Show Strong Growth | Infineon Technologies, LG Electronics, AVID Technology

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UP mulls ranking system to push fight against black water

Lucknow: The open defecation free status for UP has come up with a responsibility — that of dealing with faecal sludge and sewage, commonly known as black water. While UP has taken steps to manage the challenge, the urban devlopment department is considering to start a unique ranking system. Indication to this effect came up here on Friday at an official programme on the status of faecal sludge and septage management (FSSM) in UP. Organised by the department of urban development, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the event saw release of a detailed report that assessed the progress and working of all the 62 FSSM projects in the state. Principal secretary, department of urban development, UP, Amrit Abhijat said: “The state government has proposed the introduction of an ‘ease of septage management’ ranking for the districts to motivate city administrations to take proactive measures on the count.” Director general CSE, Sunita Narain said: “UP has made huge investment for the cause, but it is equally important to initiate course correction measures.” She added: “Efforts made to clean our rivers will not succeed if we do not ensure affordable and effective sewage and septage management, something that the Namami Gange desires to achieve.” Citing Central Pollution Control Board data (2021), director, water and waste water programme, CSE, Depinder S Kapur said: “Sustainable and scientific management of faecal sludge and septage is a priority for UP.” Director, urban development, Neha Sharma spoke about the importance of urban local bodies in FSSM.

Reader's View: The FDA is not adequately protecting us

Why are carcinogens banned in many countries like potassium bromate allowed in our breads and pizzas, as a 2016 report by the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India, determined? It's the Food and Drug Administration’s job to protect us. So why are carcinogens banned in many countries like potassium bromate allowed in our breads and pizzas, as a 2016 report by the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India, determined? Fluoride is also banned in most modernized countries and in some states. Minnesota is the third-most fluoridated state in the U.S., by percentage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . I’m not even going to mention dye additives that also are bad for us. Clearly, the FDA is not doing its job. ADVERTISEMENT Kelly Abu Azzam Duluth Letters to the editor are a critical part of the community dialogue, and the News Tribune attempts to publish all letters of opinion meeting our requirements. Letters are limited to 300 words, must be the original work of the author and must be exclusive to the News Tribune. Letters are edited for style, space, accuracy and civility. Letter writers are limited to one published submission every 30 days. With rare exceptions, the News Tribune does not publish poetry; letters that are anonymous, libelous, or attack other writers; consumer-complaint letters; thank-you letters or letters generated by political or special-interest campaigns. We will consider exclusive local view columns of about 600 words or fewer. Authors should possess unique insights, and their commentaries should demonstrate greater knowledge of their subject than letters. Email submissions to: letters@duluthnewscom.

Faecal sludge and sewage management: ‘Challenge in U.P. one of governance and administration’

The principal secretary, urban development said that to motivate city administrations the urban development department is planning to introduce a system of ranking of districts on the basis of ease of septage management. The director-general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, said that Uttar Pradesh has been steadily laying the foundations for faecal sludge and septage management infrastructure in cities. Large investments are being made in building treatment plants, she said. Speaking at a conference over the current state of faecal sludge and septage management system in Uttar Pradesh, Narain said that the time has come to assess the progress and initiate course-correction measures. The challenge of urban sanitation in UP as well as other states is not one of technology or infrastructure but one of governance and administration. The focus should be on streamlining operations, she said. Programme director, water and wastewater, CSE, Depinder S Kapur, said that the report released by Central Pollution Control Board in 2021 says 95% of Uttar Pradesh cities are dependent on non-sewered sanitation systems. Only 31 towns out of the 734 have partial sewerage system coverage. Together they manage to treat merely 40% of the sewage. Sustainable and scientific management of faecal sludge and septage is among the top priority of UP, he said. Principal secretary, urban development, Amrit Abhijat said that to motivate the city administration the urban development department is planning to introduce a system of ranking of districts on the basis of – ease of septage management. Director, local bodies, Neha Sharma said that urban local bodies should be made an integral part of the infrastructure development process for faecal sludge and septage management with its very inception. The urban local bodies should be involved at each step of the project, she said. A report on Septage Management for City-wide inclusive Sanitation in Uttar Pradesh was released on the occasion.

Water wisdom

The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice This monsoon, when the precious rainwater goes down the drain, let us take a moment to recapitulate the knowledge of water management and what it means in a climate-risked world. There are two incontrovertible facts: one, water is a key determinant of health security and economic growth. Two, water wars are not inevitable but will happen if we do not manage our resources prudently. This requires us to get the policy and practice of water management right. The good news is water literacy has increased. Over the past decades, the country has learnt critical lessons on water management and evolved a new paradigm. Until the late 1980s, water management was largely confined to the issue of irrigation projects — building dams and canals to store and supply water over long distances. Then came the big droughts of the late 1980s. It became clear that it was not enough to plan for augmenting water supply through large projects. This was when the Centre for Science and Environment published its report, Dying Wisdom, which documented traditional technologies for rainwater harvesting in ecological diverse regions of India. The slogan was: rain is decentralised, so is the demand for water. So, capture rain when and where it falls. There was a paradigm shift in policy. During the droughts of the late 1990s, states launched massive programmes to capture rainwater by building ponds, digging tanks and setting up check-dams on streams. By the mid-2000s, these efforts coalesced into the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) — investing labour into building rural water assets. By this time, it was understood that groundwater, considered a "minor" resource, was the "major" supplier of water for both drinking and irrigation. It was understood that over 50 per cent of agriculture in the country was still rain-fed, and so water conservation and rainwater harvesting — ensuring that every well and waterbody was recharged — was critical for productivity and well-being. In the 2010s, the crisis of urban drought hit home. Policy evolved as it learnt that augmenting water supply was only a part of the challenge — cities were getting dependent on long-distance sources; pumping and piping this water meant losses in distribution and rising electricity costs, which made the available water expensive and its supply inequitable. As water supply dried up, people turned to groundwater, but without recharge — ponds and tanks had been decimated by real estate or simply through neglect— it only meant declining water levels. That was the decade when water supply was linked to pollution — more water supply meant more wastewater. This, without adequate treatment, leads to pollution of rivers and waterbodies, which in turn destroys available water; increases the cost of cleaning up drinking water. Also Read - Fraught with limitations A few years later, research showed that the bulk of urban residents were not even connected to underground sewerage networks, which is capital- and resource-intensive. Instead, they depended on on-site sewage "disposal" systems, where household toilets were connected to septic tanks or just holding tanks or even to open drains in the vicinity. The sewage treatment infrastructure was not designed to fit the city sanitation system and so remained underutilised. Rivers remained polluted. In all this, new solutions emerged — if affordable water supply was critical, then cities needed to cut the length of distribution pipelines, which meant increased focus on local water systems like ponds, tanks and rainwater harvesting structures. Then, if cities needed to ensure affordable sanitation for all and affordable treatment of wastewater, on-site systems could be re-engineered so that waste was collected from each household, transported and treated. But most importantly, we have learnt that if this urban-industrial wastewater is treated for reuse then water will not be lost; our rivers will not be lost. Moreover, this means, doing everything from investing in water-efficient irrigation and household appliances to changing diets to ensure that the crops we eat are water-prudent. This decade, we can put all that we have learnt into practice to turn around the water story of India, as in this decade we will see the revenge of nature as climate change impacts grow. We need to scale up our work to invest in local water systems to capture every drop of rain so that we can build local resilience against drought. We also need to do this in our cities — the lakes and ponds are the sponges that will allow us to harvest the rain-flood and to make sure it does not turn into wasted water. Then we need to protect our forest and green spaces as this is how groundwater will get recharged. In times of water stress, we must make sure that wastewater — sewage — is not only treated but also recycled and reused. It is here that the water bodies we protect in our cities — the same ponds and tanks that we use to divert and harvest rainwater — could be used to channelise the treated sewage and in turn recharge groundwater. Only this approach can make us water-secure. DTE The writer is the Director-General of CSE and editor of DownToEarth. Views expressed are personal

Climate change and global warming behind an increase in lightning incidents and more deaths

49 people have died of lightning in the last three days in Uttar Pradesh prompting the government to issue guidelines regarding what to do and what not to during thunderstorms On Tuesday, four members of a family, while working on the farm in the north Indian city of Kaushambi, took shelter under a tree when it started raining. Within minutes lightning struck, killing all four of them. Superintendent of Police, Kaushambi, Hem Raj Meena said that the death was instantaneous. Three more villagers who were standing under another tree also died of lightning the same day. These seven were among 49 people who died of lightning in the last three days in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh prompting the government to issue guidelines regarding what to do and what not to do during thunderstorms. “Lightning is striking in a big way this year. People are dying more of lightning than rain-related incidents, though this is the time when people die of floods or other rain-related incidents,” government spokesman Shishir Singh said. He said among the 49 people who have died of lightning, most were farmers working in their fields or cattle grazers. In neighbouring Bihar, 20 people died of lightning in the last 48 hours, while 16 people died in Madhya Pradesh early this month. Lightning is the occurrence of natural electric discharge of very short duration and a high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud accompanied by a bright flash and typically thunder too. It occurs in a flash of seconds and hence the impact is sudden, unlike other disasters. Col Sanjay Srivastava, convener of the Lightning India Resilient Campaign, an organisation that is working with the Indian Meteorological Department to create awareness among people about lightning, said that lightning has been extreme promulgation of climate change extremities, mainly due to environmental degradation because of deforestation, depletion of water bodies, pollution and global warming. J P Gupta, Director, Meteorological Department, said that this year the incidents of thunderstorms and lightning have increased because of harsh summer and an increase in pollution levels. “High ground temperature leads to evaporation from water bodies that add moisture to the atmosphere. Presence of aerosols due to air pollution creates favourable conditions for thunderclouds to trigger lightning activity,” Gupta said and added, “So, an increase in the events of lightning could be either associated with an increase in heated surface areas, increase in moisture levels or both”. Thunderbolts contain as much as a billion volts of electricity and can cause immense damage to buildings when they hit. The number of strikes has risen sharply as India has recorded more than 18 million lightning strikes between April 2020 and March 2021, according to a study by the non-profit Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council. Sunita Narain, Director General Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), said that global warming seems to have direct relation with the increase in the incidents of lightning. The annual Lightning Report 2020-21 shows that a 1-degree C rise in temperature increases lightning by 12 times. Lightning Resilient India Campaign claims there has been a 34 per cent rise in lightning strikes in the country in one year. It has advanced from 1,38,00,000 strikes in 2019-2020 to 1,85,44,367 strikes in 2020-2021, an increase of 46,83,989 strikes. With the increase in strikes, the number of deaths has also increased. Col Srivastava said that in 2016, India recorded 1,489 deaths while it went up to 2,869 in 2021. “These deaths are those where the government has paid compensation while there must be hundreds of people who died of lightning across India without the knowledge of government officials,” Srivastava said. Since April this year, 750 people have died across India, claims Srivastava. “All these deaths are preventable. The solution is there to stop deaths but the governments are keen in disbursing money after the death of a person. Technical problems need to be solved with a scientific approach but the government does not understand that,” Srivastava said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 4 lakh as compensation for those who die of lightning. “This money should be used to strengthen the alarm system to prevent death rather than distributing it to mourn the death,” he said. The IMD and Indian scientists have developed a mobile app 'Damini' that seeks to provide real-time warnings about imminent strikes and precautions to be taken. But this app is of no use as the majority of the people in rural areas, where strikes are common, have no access to smartphones. They do not even know not to take shelter under a tree and avoid open areas in a thunderstorm, as CSE claims over 66 per cent deaths due to lightning occurred when people took shelter under trees.

Lightning kills 49 this week in U.P., experts say rise in strikes could be due to climate change

After 49 people died in lightning strikes this week in Uttar Pradesh, the state government issued guidelines for how people can protect themselves during a lightning storm Seven people, mostly farmers, were killed by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday, bringing the death toll by lightning to 49 people in the state this week. The farmers had taken shelter under trees during a drenching monsoon rain when they were struck by lightning Tuesday and died instantly. The victims included four members of a family and some cattle grazers near the city of Kaushambi, according to police officer Hem Raj Meena. The high death toll has prompted the government to issue new guidelines for how people can protect themselves during a lightning storm, said state government spokesman Shishir Singh. "People are dying more from lightning than rain-related incidents, though this is the time when people (typically) die of floods or other rain-related incidents,” Singh said. High death toll in India Col. Sanjay Srivastava, whose organisation "Lightning India Resilient Campaign" works with the Indian Meteorological Department, said lightning has killed nearly 750 people across India since April. That includes 20 people who died in eastern Bihar state in the past two days and 16 in Madhya Pradesh state in central India earlier this month. Sunita Narain, director-general of the Center for Science and Environment, said global warming plays a role in the rising number of lightning strikes. A one-degree Celsius rise in temperature increases lightning by 12 times. Mr. Srivastava said that deforestation, the depletion of bodies of water, and pollution all contribute to climate change, which leads to more lightning. J. P. Gupta, director of the Meteorological Department, said thunderstorms and lightning have increased this year due to an increase in pollution levels. “High ground temperature leads to evaporation from water bodies that adds moisture to the atmosphere. The presence of aerosols due to air pollution creates favorable conditions for thunderclouds to trigger lightning activity,” Mr. Gupta said. More than 200 people have been killed in heavy downpours and mudslides in Indian states including Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim, while 42 people have died in Bangladesh since May 17. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in the monsoon season.

印度北方邦一周49人死于“夺命闪电”

观察者网讯）印度每年6-9月进入雨季，此时降雨量增加，并伴发雷电天气。但据统计，仅过去一周印度北方邦就有49人死于“夺命闪电”，而自4月以来雷击事件已造成全印度超过750人死亡。 美联社28日援引印度警方消息称，近一周内，仅印度北方邦一个村庄就有7人死于雷击，包括一个四口之家和一些放牧人，而他们大多数情况都是躲在树下避雨时被击中，并当场死亡。 对此，北方邦发言人辛格表示，通常情况下，这段时期与降雨相关的死亡会比较多，但如此高的雷击死亡人数也不得不让当地政府发布了闪电期间保护自己的科普指南。 至于雷击致死人数变多的原因，印度科学与环境中心研究所（CSE）负责人苏尼塔·纳拉因（Sunita Narain）表示，每当温度升高1摄氏度，闪电发生的频率就会增加12倍，全球变暖增加了这种事故的发生。而印度气象局（IMD）局长古塔普（J P Gupta）也解释称，“地表温度升高引起水分蒸发，增加了大气含水量，而空气污染导致的气溶胶则为雷雨云触发闪电活动创造了有利条件”。 “印度抵御闪电运动”（Lightning Resilient India Campaign）组织召集人斯里瓦斯塔瓦（Sanjay Srivastava）表示，污染水平不断上升引发气候变化，导致暴雨雷电天气增多。但由于印度政府缺位，那些社区的安全保护运动根本无法覆盖到诸如农场、海岸、河流附近等那些真正面临着雷击危险的人群。 根据该组织统计，自4月以来，全印度因为雷击死亡人数已超过750人。其中包括前几天在东部比哈尔邦死亡的20人，以及本月早些时候在印度中部中央邦死亡的16人。

50 maut dipanah petir minggu ini di Uttar Pradesh, India

Sekurang-kurangnya tujuh orang, kebanyakannya petani, terbunuh dipanah petir di sebuah kampung di negeri Uttar Pradesh di utara India, meningkatkan kehilangan nyawa minggu ini akibat bencana alam itu kepada 49 orang. Difahamkan, petani terbabit berteduh di bawah pokok ketika hujan monsun yang lebat apabila mereka disambar petir Selasa lalu dan mati serta-merta di tempat kejadian. " Mangsa termasuk empat ahli keluarga dan beberapa penternak lembu berhampiran bandar Kaushambi," menurut pegawai polis, Hem Raj Meena. "Angka kematian yang tinggi menyebabkan kerajaan mengeluarkan garis panduan baharu bagaimana orang ramai boleh melindungi diri mereka ketika ribut petir," kata jurucakap kerajaan negeri, Shishir Singh. "Orang ramai lebih banyak mati akibat petir berbanding musibah berkaitan hujan, walaupun inilah masa lazimnya berlaku kematian akibat banjir atau tragedi lain berkaitan hujan," kata Singh. Musim tengkujuh India berlangsung dari Jun hingga September. Kolonel Sanjay Srivastava, yang bekerja dengan Jabatan Meteorologi India, berkata panahan petir sudah membunuh hampir 750 orang di seluruh India sejak April lalu. Jumlah itu termasuk 20 orang yang maut di timur negeri Bihar dalam dua hari lalu dan 16 di negeri Madhya Pradesh di tengah India awal bulan ini. Ketua Pengarah Pusat Sains dan Alam Sekitar, Sunita Narain berkata pemanasan global menyebabkan peningkatan berlakunya panahan kilat. Kenaikan suhu satu darjah Celsius meningkatkan kemungkinan menghasilkan kilat sebanyak 12 kali ganda. Srivastava berkata penebangan hutan, penyusutan takungan air, dan pencemaran menjadi penyumbang kepada perubahan iklim, yang membawa kepada lebih banyak kilat. Pengarah Jabatan Meteorologi, J P Gupta, berkata ribut petir dan kilat juga meningkat tahun ini berikutan peningkatan tahap pencemaran. "Suhu tanah yang tinggi membawa kepada penyejatan sumber air semula jadi seperti kolam, tasik dan sungai, sekali gus menambah kelembapan di atmosfera. "Kehadiran aerosol akibat pencemaran udara mewujudkan keadaan yang baik untuk awan petir mencetuskan aktiviti kilat," kata Gupta. Lebih 200 orang terbunuh dalam hujan lebat dan banjir lumpur di beberapa negeri di India termasuk Assam, Manipur, Tripura dan Sikkim, manakala 42 orang maut di Bangladesh sejak 17 Mei lalu selain beratus ribu orang kehilangan tempat tinggal pada musim tengkujuh. - AFP

49 Orang Meninggal Tersambar Petir dalam Sepekan di India Utara

Polisi India melaporkan pada Kamis (28/7/2022), tujuh orang yang sebagian besar petani meninggal dunia akibat tersambar petir di sebuah desa di negara bagian Uttar Pradesh. Jumlah korban meninggal akibat tersambar petir menjadi 49 orang di wilayah itu hanya dalam satu pekan saja. Para petani telah berlindung di bawah pohon selama hujan muson ketika mereka disambar petir pada Selasa (26/7/2022), kemudian meninggal seketika. Petugas polisi Hem Raj Meena mengatakan, para korban termasuk empat anggota keluarga dan beberapa penggembala ternak di dekat kota Kaushambi. Musim muson India berlangsung dari Juni hingga September. Juru bicara pemerintah negara bagian di India bagian utara Shishir Singh menyatakan, jumlah korban meninggal yang tinggi telah mendorong pemerintah untuk mengeluarkan pedoman baru tentang cara melindungi diri selama badai petir. "Orang-orang lebih banyak meninggal karena petir daripada insiden terkait hujan, meskipun ini adalah saat ketika orang (biasanya) meninggal karena banjir atau insiden terkait hujan lainnya," ujarnya. Penggerak organisasi “Lightning India Resilient Campaign" Kolonel Sanjay Srivastava mengatakan, petir telah menewaskan hampir 750 orang di seluruh India sejak April. Jumlah ini termasuk 20 orang yang meninggal di negara bagian Bihar timur dalam dua hari terakhir dan 16 di negara bagian Madhya Pradesh di India tengah awal bulan ini. Direktur jenderal Pusat Sains dan Lingkungan Sunita Narain mengatakan, pemanasan global berperan dalam meningkatnya jumlah sambaran petir. Kenaikan suhu satu derajat Celcius meningkatkan petir 12 kali lipat. Srivastava mengatakan, penggundulan hutan, penipisan badan air, dan polusi, semuanya berkontribusi terhadap perubahan iklim yang menyebabkan lebih banyak petir. Sedangkan Direktur Departemen Meteorologi India J P Gupta menyatakan, badai dan kilat telah meningkat tahun ini karena peningkatan tingkat polusi. "Suhu tanah yang tinggi menyebabkan penguapan dari badan air yang menambah kelembapan ke atmosfer. Kehadiran aerosol akibat polusi udara menciptakan kondisi yang menguntungkan bagi awan petir untuk memicu aktivitas petir," kata Gupta. Lebih dari 200 orang meninggal dalam hujan lebat dan tanah longsor di negara bagian India termasuk Assam, Manipur, Tripura, dan Sikkim. Sementara 42 orang meninggal di Bangladesh sejak 17 Mei dengan ratusan ribu orang mengungsi di musim hujan.