These links to news articles will give you an insight into the harmful cosequences of WTE technology.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=e4069d9e-6cdc-41e3-ad21-0028d4c44e65&MatchID1=4698&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=5&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1185&PrimaryID=4698&Headline=Will+this+be+your+poison%3f

And on the issue of Carbon Credits that is used to as an excuse to promote toxic alternatives; a great read:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7436263.stm

Dharmesh

The establishment of a peaceful envirnoment by cleaning the parks and maintaining them is a very important point. For many people it is a home. People come and sleep and even use the parks as their bathroom. This should be kept in mind.

Delhi is progressing very fast with the new malls and metro system .It is truly one of the best cities ever, but now we have to fight global warming. We the youth-if come together can do this

Thankyou very much
Naina
Delhi

WATER:
When we suggest tariff based system for water supply we also have a moral responsibility to mention exemption of the marginalised and poor from this system. As we have seen from our experience in countries where water is charged or privatised, it is often the poor who pay a heavy toll; often making compromises with their food and medical expenses in order to pay for water. It is a dangerous proposition if we are not sure about how much control will remain with the citizens of Delhi.

Exploring opportunities for public-private partnership for water supply is another area of concern. Water companies like Suez, Bechtel etc have a terrible track record especially when they enter thrid world countries. Handing out our right to water into a system (PPP) that will govern it on pure economics is not advisable, we have the example of Bolivia for reference. We should instead strive to make the government more accountable which is of course tedious but a safe bet because the right of the resource remains with us.

WASTE:

When Mr.Dadoo suggested WTE technology for Delhi’s waste, in his ridiculing of the issue he failed to mention the most crucial aspects of the technology. WTE technology has failed in the west as a sustainable alternative liek incineration and landfilling. The existing “burn” technologies do not have a mechanism to trap deadly toxins like Dioxins and Furans emitted by burning chlorinated stuff. Secondly, these technologies require a great deal of energy to operate, and some facilities have consumed more energy to operate than could be produced. Like classic incinerators and landfills, energy savings from waste prevention and recycling is likely greater than the energy produced in these disposal facilities.

Even if gasification, pyrolysis, and plasma arc (different burn techs) could be made safe, the question remains: could they be made sensible? As with traditional incineration and landfilling, thees approaches lead to exploiting more natural resources, rather than resource and energy conservation.

thanks
dharmesh
chennai