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PRODUCTION OPTIONS FOR PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY |
ACTIVITIES UNDER NIEM PHASE III IN INDIA :
Four
pulp and paper mills from different parts of the country are participating under
the NIEM cleaner production project. They are M/s Simplex Mills Co. Ltd. Gondia,
Maharashtra; M/s Rollatainers Ltd., Kundli Haryana; M/s Rohit Pulp & Paper Mills
Ltd., Valsad, Gujarat; and M/s Khateema Fibres Limited, Shakarpur, Delhi.
The approach for implementation of CP options in these mills are as follows:
- Identification
of cleaner production option after carrying out in-depth study at the mills;
- Implementation
of the identified cleaner production options; and
- Assessment
of the benefits of the cleaner production in terms of both pollution control and
economics.
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These
four participating mills are designated to serve as demonstration units, so that
the other pulp and paper mills in the country can see the benefits of cleaner
production and, thereafter, feel motivated for cleaner production in their mills
also.
The special features of this UNEP programme is that most of the
work has been carried out by the mills themselves. The mills personnel from floor
level workers to the top were involved in the CP options implementation. The United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bangkok office and CPCB provided only the
guidance, literature and expertise to these mills in pursuance of CP.
Major determinates of success in conducting the programme, factors that contributed
to the success of programme, are:
- Willingness
of the mill for implementing the identified cleaner production options;
- Co-ordination
of participating official at mills by the mills management;
- Developing
technical expertise at mill level;
- Availability
of fund;
- Providing
technical expertise to the mill by national/international body/bodies; and
- Evaluating
the pay back period of implementation of CP options.
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The help of
other concerned institutions like the National Productivity Council (NPC), New
Delhi, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), Saharanpur and Institution
of Papers Technology (IPT), Saharanpur have been received for achieving the objectives
of this project.
A document on cleaner production in small-scale agro-based
pulp and paper mills was distributed to each participating mill. The experts of
NPC gave a detailed presentation of how to carry out the cleaner production assessment
and implement CP options as mentioned in the NPC document.
Necessary
information from all the mills in two separate formats as provided by the NIEM
office, Bangkok, were obtained, and visits to mills were made by CPCB officials
for verification of the information provided by the mills and finalization of
CP options to be adopted in the mills. Visit of UNEP expert in the participating
mills was made in the November 1996. Some efforts were made by the mills for the
implementation of CP options. Core participating mills at the NIEM workshop at
Bangkok organized by the UNEP became aware of NIEM project in totality and also
about works going on in other countries under the NIEM programmes. The participating
mills have prepared the detailed papers about the cleaner production measures
implemented in their mills for presentation in the workshop. It is accepted that
all the participants of these workshops will be benefited by the experience.
