Garbage is
Green Gold { 3G }
DNA ( 06
Sept 2016 ) carries following news report :
" Scientists
successfully convert sand into soil "
Report
elaborates :
"
Chinese scientists have claimed to have converted SAND
into FERTILE SOIL, using a new method
which they hope will be useful to fight DESERTIFICATION.
A team
of researchers from Chongqing Jiaotong University has developed a paste made
of PLANT CELLULOSE that,
when added to sand, helps it retain WATER
, NUTRIENTS and AIR .
A
1.6-hectare sandy plot in ULAN BUH DESERT
, has been transformed into FERTILE
land, yielding RICE, CORN , TOMATOES, WATERMELON and SUNFLOWERS, after
being treated with the new method.
"
The new method will hopefully help turn DESERT
areas into an ideal habitat for PLANTS
," state run Xinhua quoted Yi as saying.
The
plants in the sandy test plot needed about the SAME
AMOUNT of WATER as those grown in regular soil, but required
LESS FERTILIZER and bore HIGHER YIELDS, according to estimates by
experts.
The
crops, including Rice, Corn and Potatoes , FLOURISHED
in the newly converted soil.
To
verify the method, a large-scale planting experiment in ULAN BUH DESERT began in April this year. There is very
little rainfall in the area.
The cost
of sand conversion is between 22,500 yuan and 40,500 yuan (USD 3,373 to 6,071)
per hectare, Yi said.
The
new method is an important breakthrough in combating DESERTIFICATION and may prove
fundamental in TRANSFORMING DESERTS
into FERTILE, ARABLE land, said Zhong
Zhihua, an academic with the CAE. "
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAN
INDIA IMPROVE UPON THIS CHINESE INNOVATION
?
I
think so
Millions
of tons of ORGANIC ( Bio-Degradable ) Waste-Products that India produces , is
mostly CELLULOSE !
Eg :
#
Leftover vegetables / plants / fruits / cereals / pulses / plant leaves /
papers / boxes ( City Garbage )
#
130 millions of tons of Paddy Straw / 50 million tons of Cane Trash etc ( Annual Agriculture
wastes )
Many
Housing Societies ( and even some Municipalities ) , already use this garbage
for producing COMPOST MANURE or for generating METHANE GAS
If
this ORGANIC GARBAGE is thoroughly mixed
with DESERT SAND and water sprinkled
over it , there is high probability that the resultant SOIL will support all kinds of vegetables / fruits etc !
A
beginning could be made in the cities of Bhuj ( near Kutchh Desert ) and Jaiselmer ( near Rajasthan Desert )
And
water required for initial sprinkling of the ( Garbage+Sand
) mix and for subsequent watering of the vegetable plants , could be pumped
from underground tube-wells , using SOLAR WATER
PUMPS , since many Solar Power projects are , in any case , coming up in
KUTCHH / RAJASTHAN deserts
ADVANTAGES
:
#
Advance of deserts can be stopped and green Forest
Cover can be increased to reduce green-house effects
#
In a desert , there are no farmers and no bother of having to " acquire " any farm land . Desert land
belongs to the State !
#
State Government , gets an opportunity to resettle " Project Affected Persons " , by allotting
to them in these deserts , HUNDRED TIMES the land they lost to project ( but , a
minimum of 5 acres ) !
#
Project Affected Persons , will be happy to get FREE land / FREE
garbage / FREE water , and happily
resettle !
#
It will also solve the problem of GARBAGE
DISPOSAL and eliminate those ugly GARBAGE
DUMPS all over the cities ( - without intervention from High Courts /
Supreme Court ! )
#
Cities will never suffer exorbitant price-rise
for vegetables due to shortages !
#
Solar power generated in desert-based plants , will find local demand !
#
Industries / Businesses which wish to set up " DESERT FARMS " by using Organic Garbage , may be granted
" Industry Status " , allotted
FREE land ( One acre for each person
employed ) and exempted from Corporate Income
Tax for 10 years
#
For unlimited supply of " Plant Cellulose
" locally , ponds can be dug in the deserts and filled with fast growing Water Hyacinth plants , which are the most
efficient antennas in the nature for capturing SOLAR
ENERGY !
A
win-win solution for all !
I hope
Shri Narendra Modiji ( who likes to experiment with new
technologies to solve people's daily problems ), will soon instruct the Scientists of our numerous Agricultural Research Institutions / Councils , to
conduct experiments along this line and submit their report by March
2017
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11
Sept 2016
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parekh
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, Mumbai , India
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