BRIEF REPORT OF

GCPC - ENVIS NODE (Cleaner Production & Technology)

(Year 2002 – 03)

GUJARAT CLEANER PRODUCTION CENTRE

GIDC, BLOCK NO: 4, 3RD FLOOR, UDHYOG BHAVAN,

SECTOR-11,GANDHINAGAR-382011

PH: 079 232 43211, FAX: 079 232 44306

E MAIL: info@gcpcgujarat.org.

Website: www.gcpcgujarat.org

We really appreciate MoEF, GOI, for establishing ENVIS through which environmental

information is disseminated to all concern and it is helpful to Decision and Policy Makers, Scientist &

Engineers, Research workers etc. in all over the country.

Since long GCPC is promoting CP/CT concept in the industries of the state, through its various

activities. We are thankful to Dr. Indrani Chandrashekharan, Director EI, MoEF, GOI for giving GCPC

an opportunity to work as Node of ENVIS, under which the message of CP-CT can be disseminated in a

broader way.

For the better performance of GCPC-ENVIS Node, We are grateful to the Varioud Industrial

Associations and their members, and also to GIDC officers and staff members, for sparing their valuable

time and continuous support.

We are thankful to all ENVIS Node for sharing their information through News-Letters, Website

and other sources.

ABOUT GCPC

Gujarat, for ages together has been known to an entrepreneur‟s dreamland. A state that brings

together all the amenities to make some of the most crucial industrial dreams an absolute reality !

In doing, so Gujarat in the country has become a torchbearer of development. From Textiles to

Petrochemicals, From Fertilizers to Pharmaceuticals, from Chemicals to Engineering, the state has

created success stories one after the other.

Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) as organization for industrial development

has so for established 300 industrial estates, out of which 12 estates have been developed to

accommodate chemical industries. At their estates for treatment of waste, CETPs have been constructed,

also secured landfill sites have been executed and being used for solid waste disposal.

But, at this juncture that one needs the total realization that harnessing an industry also brings in

the responsibility of protecting the environment. CP is based on PROACTIVE and PREVENTIVE

approach: it makes much sense since it believes in avoiding creation of a problem rather than in trying to

solve it. Realizing then potential of CP in the state of Gujarat , Gujarat Cleaner Production

Center(GCPC) was established in August 1998 with the technical support of NCPC and UNIDO and

with the financial support of GIDC, The nation has four Cleaner Production Centers of which GCPC is

one. GUJARAT CLEANER PRODUCTION CENTRE plays an important role in education,

permeating and providing knowledge as well as expertise to tackle with various environmental issues

that the various sectors of the industry shall need to address in the current scenario or in the near future.

GCPC believes in prevention rather that cure. Hence, the germination of the concept of CLEANER

PRODUCTION or CP.

GCPC through its various Orientation Programmes, Training Programmes Demonstration

Projects etc has been successfully able to spread the message of Cleaner Environment in various sectors

of the industry. In the era, where competition is maximum, if a spirit for adopting CP techniques is

achieved , then probably half the battle will be won. We can then perhaps, with pride give our coming

generation a better world to live.

Apart from its Main Objectives GCPC is also working on some National as well as International

Projects i.e EMCBTA project of Moef, GOI and “Clean Technology Promotion in India” Project of

State secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The State being one of the most progressive one, as far as

industrial development is concerned, various sectors have been coming forward to adopt the CP

techniques.

ORGANIZATION SETUP OF GCPC

CHAIRMAN

MEMBER SECRETARY

CHIEF PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

PROJECT COORDINATOR

CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

COMPUTER ASSISTANT

PROGRAMME OFFICER

IT ASSISTANT

CP/CT DEVISION ENVIS NODE

Creation of website on CP-CT with Regional Language interface.

Compilation of News items on CP-CT

Identification of Information / data gaps in the specified subject areas and actions taken

to fill these gaps.

Data Base Creation and Collection on CP-CT

Contribution of News Items for ENVIS News-Letter on Monthly Basis.

To establish and operate a distributed clearing home to answer and

channel queries related to CP-CT

To establish linkages with information users, carriers and providers from

among government, academic, business and NGO including that with

ENVIS.

To have linkages with information sources in the country and abroad for increasing the

information contents.

AaA

1) Web-Site of GCPC :- In today‟s era the most recent source for dissemination of information is web

site. Web-site of GCPC has been already finalized and will be launched in scond week of August.

Web-site has been registered with the name of “www.gcpcgujarat.org” and further communication

with the GCPC node will be made through our new email address info@gcpcgujarat.org. Web-site

will include all the information related to CP-CT i.e. from introduction to success stories. We will

also try to solve the problems related to production, processes, technologies, waste management,

pollution prevention etc., whatever we received through our „Query Form‟ of web-site/Newsletter.

We hope by this way we can fill the gaps between service providerS and stakeholders.

2) GCPC-ENVIS News-Letter :- First issue of the GCPC-ENVIS News-Letter has been published in

the month of June –2003. It has been decided to publish News Letter quarterly. More information

will be provided in subsequent News Letter. The News-Letter will contain different chapters about

CP-CT methodologies, success stories, recent events, information about recent trends in CP and

forthcoming events regarding CP. The News Letter has been circulated to all the nodes, concerned

Government Department, Industries and Industries Associations, Academic Institutions, Consultants,

NGOs involved in the field of CP-CT etc.. Next issue of News Letter will be published in the month

of September-2003.

3) Identification of Data Gaps and Action Taken:- The center has decided to study of major unit

process/unit operations, CP-CT practices used in SSIs of Chemical Sector in the state. One such

study has been completed in the Ankleshwar Industrial Estate, in which information regarding

product manufacturer, unit processes and unit operations involved the present practice is included.

Following type of industries have been covered i.e. Dyes & Dyes intermediate (22), Chemical (15),

Pharmaceutical (7), Inorganic (5), Petrochemical (1). The aim of the study is to identify the Gaps

between current practices used in the industries and latest technologies available at national and

international level. With the identification of these gaps the road map for implementing Clean

Technologies in this industries can be decided.

4) Database Creation and Collection on CP-CT :- GCPC is a nodal agency to work for CP

practices in the state. We have started multidimensional activities for further spreading the

concept of CP. The center has completed around 20 CP Assessment Project in different sectors

like Chemical and Petrochemicals, Dyes & Dye Intermediates, Pharmaceuticals, Textile, Fish

Processing etc. Most of these industries have implement major CP tools suggested. Success

Stories of the same has been documented and will be disseminated through Web-Site, News-

Letter and other sources for the multiplayer effect. The center has also published literature like

Leaflets, Booklets etc in regional language. One of the main objectives of GCPC, includes to

create the data bank on CP-CT. We have developed a good library comprising Books, Journals,

Training Manuals, Reports, Directories of Industrial Estates related to CP-CT and Environment

Management.

5) To have Linkages of Information Users and Providers among Governments, Academic,

Business and NGOs in the Country and Abroad :- Today there are 22 Cleaner Production

Centres located in almost in all continents from Latin America to Africa, East Europe and Asia.

There is major role of UNIDO and UNEP in establishing these centers. India also has 4 regional

CP centre. GCPC do have linkages with many National as well as International Organization i.e.

Internationa Linkages :-

UNIDO

UNEP

IRC

SECO

USAEP

FHBB

Baler & Hoffman Consultant Inc.

Weyer and Partner Process Safety and Environment Engineering.

National Linkages: -

MoEF

NCPC .

Chemonics International Pvt. Ltd.

IIEM

NPC

AEE

Acedemic Institutes i.e. GECG, Nirma, BVM, CEPT, LD Engineering etc.

Tetra Tech India Ltd

NITIE

IC

NEPL

Other Experts, consultants, and professionals.

State Linkages.

GDFE

Various Industries Associations

National Linkages: -

MoEF

NCPC .

Chemonics International Pvt. Ltd.

IIEM

NPC

AEE

Acedemic Institutes i.e. GECG, Nirma, BVM, CEPT, LD Engineering etc.

Tetra Tech India Ltd

NITIE

IC

NEPL

Other Experts, consultants, and professionals.

State Linkages.

GDFE

Various Industries Associations

Apart from working as Node, GCPC is engaged to work on its main objective. For promotion of CP

Concept in the state, GCPC has taken following activities…

[1] ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES

To achieve its goals, the parent organization is conducting Orientation Programas in the Industrial

Estates as well as in the Academic Institutions. The centre has conducted orientation program at

Nandesri Industrial Estate. The program was very fruitful for the industry persons and the also asked

several quaestins to get the additional informations.

A similar program was also conducted in Panoli Industrial Estate with the same aim. The

entrepreneures of the estate have shown deep interest and the estate is ready to adopt CP-Assessment

Projects in several units and will go further for next batch of industries for CP-Assessment.

One more orientation program was conducted in Bharuch Engineering college to aware the next

generation of the chemical engineers. The students welcomed the session.

[2] DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: (CP Assessment)

in the continuation of the parent organization‟s activities, the centre has approached the Panoli

Industrial estate to conduct CP-Assassment projects in the five willing industries. The preliminary survey

of those industries are going on and soon the CP-options will be generated for the feasibility point of

wiev.

[3] Training Programmes:-

One of the majore activitie of the centre is Training Programmes. The centre has got the proposal

to provide training to the Shri Lankan Entrepreneures on CP-CT. the corrosspondus is going on and

the centre has prepared the financial proposal for that results are awaited.

[4] Proposal for Multiplier Effects:-

Cleaner Production/ Cleaner Technology has explicit benefits and keeping this

things in a view, a cluster of same industries are coming forward for CP-Assessment

Projects in Ankleshwar Industrial Estate. A proposal for the same has been sent to

Ministry of Environment & Forests.

A study for the study of unit operations and processes in various chemical

industries to get the multiplier effects in CT-Projects has been also made by the centre.

This will serve as the road map for the further study.

[5] CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION IN INDIA (SECO/UNIDO PROJECT) :-

GCPC is working as a service provider for Dyes & Dyes Intermediate Sector of Gujarat, Project

is totally funded by UNIDO. Project involves various services like CT Assessment, CT Training, CDM,

POP, Information Service, Study Tour, etc. Total period of the project is 5 year. GCPC has signed an

MOU with UNIDO for one year and it will be renewed at every year during the total period of project.

As a part of the services, GCPC is now conducting CT Assessment Project at Milestone Catalist Pvt. Ltd.

Naroda, Ahmedabad. Officials of GCPC have also undergone CT Training programme conducted by

SECO.

1) Visit of Director General-UNIDO to Continental Chemical Naroda Ahmedabad on

dated 2ed April ’03.

Mr. Bharat Jain (MS-GCPC), Mr. Agarwal (Director-Continental Chemical), Mr. Rayji Patel

(Director-Milestone Catalyst Pvt. Ltd.), Dr. Karlos (Director General-UNIDO).

2) Visit of Member Secretary –GCPC to ACHEMA-2003 (Germany), Basel (Switzerland) for the

study cum information tour.

Visit of participants of the tour at University of Applied Science, Basel (Switzerland)

3) Dissemination Programme at Ankleshwar Industrial Estate in the month of February’03.

Mr. D Rajgopalan,IAS (Principal Secretary I&M Dept.), Mr D. K. Sikri, IAS (The then VC&MD,

GIDC) distributing certificates to the industries persons who participated in CP Demonstration Project.

4) Training Programme on CT at Banglore.

Participants of CT training programme.