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Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop with focus on Solid Waste Management
26-27 August, 2013
Kerala

 

The 8th Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop in ICRIER’s Program on Urbanisation in India was held in Kerala on August 26-27, 2013. The focus of the workshop was on Solid Waste Management. The participating cities were from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.

 

Programme

 

Day 1: August 26, Monday

Welcome Remarks by Chief Guest: Shri Manjalamkuzhi Ali
Minister for Urban Affairs, Department of Local Self Government, Kerala
Registration
 
Session I: Challenges of Urbanisation in India
Chair: Shri Bharat Bhushan, Chief Secretary, Kerala

Opening Remarks: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER, New Delhi

Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) Report 2011:Ms. Tanushree Bhan
ICRIER, New Delhi
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An overview on Solid Waste Management: Dr. Suneel Pandey
Senior Fellow,TERI, New Delhi
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Address by Chief Guest: Shri Manjalamkuzhi Ali
Q&A
Concluding Remarks by the Chair

Session II: Solid Waste Management and Disposal
Chair:  Mr. James Varghese, Principal Secretary, Local Self Government, Kerala

A presentation on Surat: Mr. E. H Pathan
Head (Solid Waste Management), Surat Municipal Corporation
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A presentation on Coimbatore: Ms. G. Latha
Municipal Commissioner, Coimbatore
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A presentation on Gorai: Ms. Tarika Khanna
ICRIER, New Delhi
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Q&A
Concluding Remarks by the Chair
Lunch

Session III:  Biomethanation of Segregated Waste
Chair:
Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER

An Overview: Dr. Sharad P Kale
Associate Professor, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
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A presentation on Pune: Mr. Mahesh Pathak
Municipal Commissioner, Pune
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Decentralized Solid Waste Management: Mr. Jose Joseph
Executive Director, CREDAI, Kochi
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A presentation on Solapur: Mr. Suhas Bhand
Managing Director, Organic Recycling Systems Pvt. Ltd
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A presentation on Andhra Pradesh: Mr. Prasada Rao
Head-Environment & Sustainable Development Division, EPTRI
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Q&A
Concluding Remarks by the Chair
 

Day 2: August 27, Tuesday

Chief Guest: Shri Oommen Chandy
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Kerala

Registration

Special Session: Solid Waste Management in Indian cities
Chair:
Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Urban Development, Government of India

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Dr. Anuradha Balaram
Member Secretary and Chief Economic Adviser, State Planning Board,Kerala

Current Initiatives in Solid Waste Management in Indian cities: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia      
Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER
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Issues in Municipal Waste-to-Energy: Dr. K Kasturirangan
 Member (Science), Planning Commission, Government of India
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Issues in Solid Waste Management in Kerala: Shri K M Chandrasekhar
Vice Chairman, State Planning Board, Kerala

Special Address by Chief Guest: Shri Oommen Chandy
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Kerala

Concluding Remarks by the Chair
High Tea

Session II: Experiments in Waste-to-Energy
Chair:Dr. K Kasturirangan, Member (Science), Planning Commission Government of India

Presentation on Thermal Gasification (Pune): Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
Business Development Manager, Concord Blue Technology Pvt. Ltd
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Presentation on Advanced Fuel Combustion Technology (Kanpur): Mr. Amit Mittal
Managing Director, A2Z Infrastructure Ltd.
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Presentation on Mass Burn Technology: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER

Q&A
Concluding Remarks by the Chair
Lunch

Session III: Public Private Partnership in Solid Waste Management
 Chair:  Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER

Issues in Public Private Partnership: Mr. Gajendra Haldea
Adviser to Deputy Chairman, Planning
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Discussion
Concluding Remarks by the Chair