Highlights of CLEAN-India Regional Centres |
CLEAN-India programme follows a
four pronged approach of assessment, awareness, advocacy
and action on various environmental issues.The programme has been
able to spread its tentacles in different parts of the country through a
large network of like- minded NGOs and has also been able to create
visible impacts therein. Different centres have been able to adopt the
programme as per their local requirements. Some excerpts from the
achievements of CLEAN-India centres...
CLEAN-Amreli:
Traced the quality of water from a river to a dam which is the major
storage drinking water source for
the city. Schools have incorporated new channels of diverting wastewater
for gardening, soak pits created. Trees and plants with medicinal value
nurtured.
CLEAN-Aurangabad: A Clean Brigade of students and communities
carries out City organic farming (kitchen waste and flowers used as
offerings during Ganesh Chaturthi, are converted into manure and used
for growing vegetables) and theme gardening (concept of planting plants
of one family, flowering plants, medicinal plants, fragrant plants etc).
CLEAN-Jaipur: Conducted air quality monitoring at various sites.
CLEAN-Nagpur: Social mapping of site areas were conducted to plan
environment development programmes. Jal yatra-a water rally alongwith
community awareness also carried out.
CLEAN-Pune: The Eco-Visarjan campaign successfully carried out
where the authorities banned the use of idols made of Plaster of Paris
painted with toxic colours.
CLEAN-Udaipur:
Pitcher irrigation and channelizing of waste water to the school
garden has been adopted as a step for conservation of water.
 CLEAN-Bhopal:
Awareness on celebrating Holi with natural colours was generated
with the help of street plays,
awareness materials.
CLEAN-Dehradun: "Vote for clean water and air"- a clean Election
Campaign, an eco friendly approach during election campaigning, was
carried out.
CLEAN-Gwalior: Hoardings with environment messages put up at
major traffic intersections
CLEAN-Indore: Intensive community awareness on water carried out.
Choitram School was declared an ecofriendly school for conforming to
environmental practices.
CLEAN-Lucknow:
Developed a tool to help consumers to check for food adulteration.
CLEAN-Muzaffarnagar: Created awareness on playing Holi with
Natural Colours in slum areas where Holi was being played with mud, dung
& other harmful chemical colours.
CLEAN-Ranikhet: Clean up drives formed a part of the anti polybag
campaign in Ranikhet. Celebrated Eco Deepawali enthusiastically and
developed awareness material.
CLEAN-Varanasi: Set up Groundwater recharge pits to increase
water table. Monitored water quality of Varuna River alongwith various
ghats near River Ganga and carried out cleanliness drive near Sarnath
Temple. Created awareness on anti-polythene through Nukkad Natak.
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CLEAN-Bangalore: Rain water harvesting structures built in school
complexes.
CLEAN-Dindigul:
Communities have taken upon themselves to test their waters and
manage waste locally through
vermicomposting. Parents Eco Clubs have been initiated in schools for
reaching out to a larger audience.
CLEAN-Kodaikanal: Green Poly House (Herb corner) with 150
indigenous trees and herbal plants created. Bird watching and
identification of butterfly species, biomonitoring of lakes, and apiary
formation have been some of the initiatives.
CLEAN-Kurnool: Conducted survey of solid waste dumping sites in 6
slums and involved the community during water monitoring. Conducted
seminars on Sustainable Development, Energy , Biodiversity status and
Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, etc.
CLEAN-Madurai: Workshops and surveys on Wealth from waste, trace
the trash, waste detective conducted. Conducted a survey of number of
vehicles passing through an area at a time alongwith Air monitoring.
Active community awareness on remedial measures of water found
contaminated with ammonia in a rain
water collection dam. Environmental laws as an advocacy subject
introduced.
CLEAN-Mysore:
"Tippy-Tap", a simple hand wash system comprising of a plastic can that
ensures the flow of only 50-70ml of water has been devised and is being
used by many schools and offices as a step for water conservation.
CLEAN-Mysore newsletter, Television jingles and scrolls serve as
outreach tools.
CLEAN-Nagercoil: Students and self help groups in the rural
villages were trained in the process of vermicomposting and the compost
thus generated is used in nurturing medicinal plants in herb garden.
Workshop on Beehive Briquette (alternate energy) production techniques,
Mushroom production, Coir pith composting carried out.
CLEAN-Pondicherry: Tap water harvesting done in many schools.
CLEAN-Pudukkottai: Have conducted cleanup drive of a village by
making drains and planted tree saplings alongwith herb garden. VAIRAM
Matriculation School chosen as The Resource Centre, wherein water
quality analysis is done free of cost for parents and digital CDs on
water quality data are generated and circulated.
CLEAN-Vijayawada: Initiated tree planting, vermicomposting and
rainwater harvesting. Carried out chlorination of school water tank
found contaminated with coliform. Created awareness through AIR
Vijayawada and celebration of various environment days.
Eco Deepawali
Deepawali, the festival of
lights,
tasty sweets, rituals and rites.
Crackers are noise and smoke in one
once you burn them the damage is done.
Smoking chakris, flying rockets
do nothing but holes in your pockets.
So don’t harm little children
instead shower sweets and happiness.
Nalin Bhatnagar
CLEAN-Delhi
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Nature
but man is misusing its structure,
he is the cause of fracture.
Nature helps to fulfill our needs
but it is not meant for our greeds.
It changes life with high speeds
we have to walk as nature leads.
B.G. Swetha
CLEAN-Mysore
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Nishanth
CLEAN-Madurai |
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CLEAN-India
Resource Materials |
Ddo not waste water and
perishInstead conserve water and flourish.Ovhal
Padmaja
CLEAN-Pune
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