Sudhir,
I regularly watch your presentation of various “ Stories “ in Black & White
Congratulations on this initiative , to create public awareness by putting things in right perspective and devoid of “ sensationalism “
On 06th Oct, I heard with interest, your analysis of the “ Burning of Parali “ by farmers of Punjab / Haryana
In that context , I thought you might like my following email
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / www.hemenparekh.in
From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: 11 October 2022 11:45
To:
Subject: CRY , BELOVED MOTHERLAND
Synopsis :
Context :
Stubble Problem Solution : Local or Foreign ? [ 11 Oct 2022 ]
https://lnkd.in/dE_jTMXu
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May be that " Foreign Solution " described in this e-mail is marginally better than the " Local Solution " suggested in my following e-mail 5 YEARS ago
Irony is that, Punjab / Haryana govts have paid no heed . Nor has Delhi Govt / Central Govt ! They are all busy blaming each other
All over India, some 1 million ( 10 lakh ) persons die EACH YEAR due to Air Pollution
Of this, may be 1 LAKH could be from Delhi alone
Hence, if that " Local Solution " suggested by me 5 years ago ( for a ONE TIME capital cost of just Rs 600 Crore ) was implemented, we could have saved 5 LAKH lives !
But who cares ! It seems in India, human lives are cheap !
And politicians ( of all shades and creeds ) are busy debating NON-ISSUES on TV Channels , hoping ( and succeeding too ) to divert public attention from the invisible " Stubble Burning Killer "
And those suffering / dying are suffering in SILENCE !
And the Supreme Court is accused of " Unwarranted Judicial Activism " and of encroaching upon the turf of ADNINISTATIVE WING, if it speaks up or " directs " those govts !
Cry beloved Motherland !
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Smog in Brain ?..................... [ 10 Nov 2017 ]
https://lnkd.in/dXNjUMkn
Stubble Problem Solution : Local or Foreign ?
Context :
Magnitude of stubble problem grows larger: Govt review / ET / 01 Oct 2022
Problem :
"The state government had not planned adequately for management of almost 5.75 mt of stubble which is a huge gap and is likely to have an adverse impact on the air quality in Delhi and NCR region," the minister said at the review
The picture is, however, equally worrying in Haryana as well, data accessed by ET shows.
Total paddy stubble generation from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP) is expected to touch 27.66 mt in 2022-23 against 26.29 mt in 2021-22, as per data shared by state governments in recent reviews held by the environment ministry, ET has gathered.
This is 1.37 mt higher than the stubble generated in 2021.
It has also been estimated that stubble management plans will probably address up to 20.55 mt of stubble generated in the key states of Punjab and Haryana through both in-situ and ex-situ
About 17.70 mt of stubble was managed in the two states last year.
And here is a FOREIGN SOLUTION :
MIT: Processing waste biomass to reduce airborne emissions // 30 Sept 2022
Massachusetts Instite of Technoloy spinoff Takachar has developed a means of converting agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel - winning the Earthshot Prize, the institution announced.
To prepare fields for planting, farmers often burn corn stalks, rice husks, hay, straw and other waste left behind from the previous harvest. In many places, the practice creates huge seasonal clouds of smog, contributing to air pollution that the World Health Organisation said results in the death of seven million people globally each year.
Annually, $120 billion worth of crop and forest residues are burned in the open worldwide — a major waste of resources in an energy-starved world, said Kevin Kung SM ’13, PhD ’17. Kung is working to transform this waste biomass into marketable products — and capitalise on a billion-dollar global market — through his MIT spinoff company, Takachar.
Founded in 2015, Takachar develops ,
# small-scale, low-cost, portable equipment
# to convert waste biomass into solid fuel
# using a variety of thermochemical treatments,
# including one known as oxygen-lean torrefaction.
The technology emerged from Kung’s PhD project in the lab of Ahmed Ghoniem, the Ronald C. Crane (1972) Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.
Biomass fuels, including wood, peat and animal dung, are a major source of carbon emissions — but billions of people rely on such fuels for cooking, heating and other household needs.
“Currently, burning biomass generates 10% of the primary energy used worldwide, and the process is used largely in rural, energy-poor communities. We’re not going to change that overnight. There are places with no other sources of energy,” Ghoniem said.
What Takachar’s technology provides is a way to use biomass more cleanly and efficiently by,
# concentrating the fuel and
# eliminating contaminants such as moisture and dirt, thus
# creating a “clean-burning” fuel — one that generates less smoke.
“In rural communities where biomass is used extensively as a primary energy source, torrefaction will address air pollution head-on,” Ghoniem said.
Thermochemical treatment densifies biomass at elevated temperatures, converting plant materials that are typically loose, wet and bulky into compact charcoal.
Centralised processing plants exist, but collection and transportation present major barriers to utilisation, Kung said.
Takachar’s solution moves processing into the field - to date, Takachar has worked with about 5,500 farmers to process 9,000 metric tons of crops.
Takachar estimated its technology has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by gigatons per year at scale. (“Carbon dioxide equivalent” is a measure used to gauge global warming potential.)
In recognition, in 2021 Takachar won the first-ever Earthshot Prize in the clean air category, a £1 million prize funded by Prince William and Princess Kate’s Royal Foundation.
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And here is a LOCAL SOLUTION ( from my email to Shri Sisodiaji ) :
Dear Sisodiaji : Here is Stubble Pollution Solution ………. [ 10 Mar 2022 ]
Extract :
Last evening, while interviewing you on NDTV, Pronoy Roy asked you :
“ So far you have been complaining about air pollution that people of Delhi suffer due to farmers in Punjab burning stubble ( crop residue ). Now that you will govern Punjab, how do you plan to stop stubble burning ? “
Your politically correct answer was :
“ We will think about it. We will find a satisfactory solution “
Dear Sisodiaji :
Following is a “ satisfactory solution “ costing less than Rs 600 crores ( a tiny
fraction of your poll promises )
And you can easily implement it in 3 months !
More than 4 years ago, I sent following e-mail to all Cabinet Ministers / State
Chief Ministers :
Ø Smog in Brain ?..................... [ 10 Nov 2017 ]
Where I suggested :
# About 3 million acres are cultivated for paddy in Punjab and 20
million tonnes of stubble are generated every year
# Harvesters skim from the top and leave 80 % of the paddy plant –
6” to 8” long – on the field
# Since farmers need to sow wheat within a fortnight of harvesting
paddy, they burn the straw , or paraali , to save time, labour and
money
# As per Manjeet Singh Makkar ( Head , Farm Machinery and Power
Engineering Department , Punjab Agricultural University ) , following
are three solutions :
# Straw Chopper – cum- Spreader
This machine chops the stubble and mixes it in the soil either with the
help of water or a rotavator
# Straw Management System and a “ Happy Seeder “
It cuts the straw into small pieces and scatters it evenly. Next, a Happy
Seeder mounted on a tractor can be used to sow Wheat and put the cut
straw over the area as mulch, which improves soil fertility
The two machines cost Rs 1.25 lakhs
# A Baler , which bales the straw .
These can be used in power plants or card-board factories
“ Given a choice between a box of match-sticks and machinery worth Rs 2
lakhs , what will you choose ? " , asked Billa Singh , a farmer in Phagwara
Now consider this :
Between harvesting paddy and sowing wheat, there is a 15 day window
· One pair of machines ( described above ) can work 6 / 7 acres/day
· That is 100 acres in 15 days ( with one pair )
· Paddy Stalk needs to be removed from 30 lakh acres, in 15 days
· That means , Punjab needs 30,000 pairs of machines ( for 15 days )
· One pair costs Rs 2 lakhs
· So , 30,000 pairs will cost Rs 60,000 lakhs ( Rs 600 crores )
· In Maharashtra , nearly 80 lakh farmers will get farm-loan waiver
amounting to Rs 34,000 crores
· In UP , 12 lakh farmers got farm-loan waiver of Rs 36,000 crore
· Who can believe that Shri Amrinder Singhji ( CM – Punjab ) cannot find Rs
600 crore to create a FARM HELP SPV , which will own those 30,000
machines and let farmers rent out @ Rs 10 / day ?
And , through this method ( # 1 above ) , can we assure the farmers that
their,
· # soil will become more FERTILE
# YIELD will go up by 100 %
# Income will rise dramatically ,
as the farmers of Maharashtra are discovering , using SRT farming
method developed by Chandrash
I urge Shri Amrinder Singhji to read the following :
“ A Maharashtra Farmer’s AgriTech Holds Promise for Delhi’s Pollution Woes “
And can someone figure out how to combine this [ SRT ] with the following
technology from China to provide a powerful incentive to the Punjab farmers to
stop burning paddy stalk ?
Garbage is Green Gold { 3G } [ 10 Sept 2016 ]
Dear
Shri Sisodiaji [ msisodia.delhi@
Shri Bhagwant Mannji [ bhagwant.mann@
Shri Raghav Chadhaji [ raghavchadha111188
I hope that this solution is adopted in the very first meeting of the new AAP government in Punjab
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