Team TOI
Ahmedabad: Besides sectors like energy and micro small and medium enterprises, sectors like development and environment saw huge investment inflows.
The development and environment sector saw investment promises to the tune of Rs 9,203 crore on the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat summit.
As many as 32 MoUs were signed for developing environmental infrastructure in the state with the emphasis being on recycling of waste, treatment of hazardous chemicals and effluents.
At a convention which had climate change and environment as its theme, S K Nanda, principal secretary environment and forests, Gujarat, said, “The state has shown a proactive attitude in including environment with development in the summit”.
Vigilance commissioner and former chief secretary Manjula Subramaniam said, “Gujarat is the country’s third most rapidly urbanising state. This brings with it issues pertaining to waste management.”
While the state government speakers called for more landfill sites to take care of increasing generation of waste, principal advisor of CII’s environment policy division K P Nyati said, “We have a dream of making India a ‘landfill free country’ by 2025. We don’t need to bury the waste into the ground when we can recycle it”. Chairman, Japan Development Institute (JDI) Shoichi Kobayashi called for setting up integrated waste management city’s in Gujarat on the lines of eco towns in Japan. Revealing that Japanese companies in India has raised environmental concerns in the past, Kobayashi stressed the need for technical environment infrastructure, training on related issues.
ENVIRONMENT
GEPIL to set up integrated waste management projects worth Rs 2,500 crore
GEPIL’s GRAMEZ to set up integrated waste management projects worth Rs 2,500 crore
Green Ventures to set up environmental infrastructure in rural areas worth Rs 2,500 crores
PEPL to set up effluent treatment plants worth Rs 200 crore
Ahmedabad: Besides sectors like energy and micro small and medium enterprises, sectors like development and environment saw huge investment inflows.
The development and environment sector saw investment promises to the tune of Rs 9,203 crore on the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat summit.
As many as 32 MoUs were signed for developing environmental infrastructure in the state with the emphasis being on recycling of waste, treatment of hazardous chemicals and effluents.
At a convention which had climate change and environment as its theme, S K Nanda, principal secretary environment and forests, Gujarat, said, “The state has shown a proactive attitude in including environment with development in the summit”.
Vigilance commissioner and former chief secretary Manjula Subramaniam said, “Gujarat is the country’s third most rapidly urbanising state. This brings with it issues pertaining to waste management.”
While the state government speakers called for more landfill sites to take care of increasing generation of waste, principal advisor of CII’s environment policy division K P Nyati said, “We have a dream of making India a ‘landfill free country’ by 2025. We don’t need to bury the waste into the ground when we can recycle it”. Chairman, Japan Development Institute (JDI) Shoichi Kobayashi called for setting up integrated waste management city’s in Gujarat on the lines of eco towns in Japan. Revealing that Japanese companies in India has raised environmental concerns in the past, Kobayashi stressed the need for technical environment infrastructure, training on related issues.
ENVIRONMENT
GEPIL to set up integrated waste management projects worth Rs 2,500 crore
GEPIL’s GRAMEZ to set up integrated waste management projects worth Rs 2,500 crore
Green Ventures to set up environmental infrastructure in rural areas worth Rs 2,500 crores
PEPL to set up effluent treatment plants worth Rs 200 crore
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