Visakhapatnam District
EIA Resource and Response Centre invites applications from interested individuals to work on Environment Impact Assessment and related issues in Kotagiri and Vishakapatnam
Posted on 21 Dec, 2012 09:55 PM
Location
1) ERC Western Ghats Field unit at the Keystone Foundation : Kotagiri, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
2) ERC Eastern Ghats Office at Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
About eRc India
eRc is a Resource and Response Centre that keeps a watch on the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) processes and ensures that the impact of developmental activities on India's Environment and Communities is properly accessed and accounted for. The Environment Impact Assessment Resources & Response Centre was established in the year 2007, in response to the felt need to keep a watch, as well as to challenge, Environment Impact Assessment-EIA reports which are based on inadequate and improper assessment of the impacts of proposed developmental activities on natural India including, wild flora and fauna, rivers, wetlands etc.
Gravity based spring water supply systems in Andhra Pradesh: Lessons and steps towards the future
Posted on 22 Nov, 2011 07:35 AMGuest post by – Rahul Bakare, Arghyam
This article details an example where local knowledge has been used to develop access to safe water in the tribal areas of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh
Fellowship media briefing workshop on water bodies, Centre for Science and Environment, July 26 – 27, 2011, Visakhapatnam
Posted on 04 Jul, 2011 01:14 PM
Organizer: Centre for Science and Environment
Venue: Visakhapatnam
Description:
Water is keenly contested today. Reports are emerging from across India about water bodies being encroached upon, gobbled up and sucked dry by a combination of forces ranging from industrialisation and urban growth to population pressures and severe pollution. A state of continuous conflict exists over these water bodies, lakes, rivers, reservoirs, streams and wetlands.
Gravity based spring water supply systems in Vishakhapatnam: A sustainable solution to an age-old problem
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:42 PM
With an annual rainfall of more than 1200 mm, this region has truly pristine and under-developed ground water resources. The water related issues are more complex in the hilly areas. Some of the most concerning issues that affect the current water scenario in the Eastern Ghats are pollution of water sources (springs & streams) leading to poor health, illiteracy and ignorance resulting in improper hygiene and sanitation practices. The burden on women and children is also high since they have to walk a long distance to the springs/streams for fetching water.
Water conservation by industry - A case study of Vizag Steel
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:24 PMThe various efforts taken up include water balancing/audit, supply and distribution of water through out the plant at required quality & quantity parameters, water recirculation & conservation, complete chemical treatment, converting waste water into makeup water grade, recovery of metallurgical waste and recycling of water, strengthening cooling system in c
Visakhapatnam shows the way in reducing carbon dioxide emission - Has 100% CFL coverage
Posted on 30 Oct, 2009 12:53 PMOsram has distributed nearly seven lakh energy saving CFL bulbs
It engages self-help groups for collecting the filament bulbs
Excellence in water management by Vizag Steel in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2007)
Posted on 26 May, 2009 03:27 PMThis presentation provides information on the efforts undertaken by Vizag Steel, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India at clean development mechanism technologies for environmental impact reduction.