TRIO SET TO MAKE DIFFERENCE
WEST SIDE PLUS(TIMES OF INDIA -FEB 2003)
By Skimmy Gupta
Shantaram Shenai, Nyla Masood and Y.T Vaz, residents Andheri (west) are promoting and plan to implement vermiculture in most housing societies of the area. The trio consisting of two active women members of K-West Citizen’s association (KCA) and Shantharam Shenai, environmentalist is working endlessly on their mission to make garbage-free and healthy environment. They are taking meetings, conducting workshops in the area to promote and educate people about benefits of vermiculture. Some residents have already started vermiculture out of their wet kitchen waste at their place.
Shantharam Shenai,environmentalist and Authorised Municipal trainer, heads the Green Cross Society (GCS) at Versova pumping station,Versova promotes garbage disposal system effectively as vermi-composting. He says, “GCS will help set up Vermiculture facility in the society if an aggregate of one square metre of space is made available per family. Only Canna plants would be available for viewing while organic wastes would be out of sight. The organic wastes would be treated with a mixture of rock dust, lime and vermiculture and sprayed with cowdung moisture and ensure its transformation into manure. The manure would be consumed in one’s own garden as and when ready. Rock dust, lime and vermiculture would have to be procured and maintained by your society. GCS links the Public Health programme like weekly Organic Vegetable delivery at co-operative rates and an opportunity to buy/ trade/ barter Manmade wastes from residents.”
Nyla Masood, resident of Lokhandwala told West Side Plus, “Our ambition is to make Lokhandwala a zero-garbage zone. Organics (Natural wastes) treated with lime, rock dust and vermiculture powder can be fed into plants such as CANNA & Banana.This Ecosystem through adoption of Vermiculture has to be devised in every society as it has got many advantages. The garbage will reduce by 90% volume after water loss. There will be no foul smell and absolutely no danger of any disease scientifically. Eventually, the compost/fertiliser will be utilised in your garden itself. After a few years, you can share your fertiliser with farmers through the vegetable trucks and make some money also. Also Manmade wastes can be handed over to licensed rag pickers at your gate and other wastes can be sold to raddiwalla.”
Y.T Vaz, joint secretary and resident of Bassera-Air India, Lokhandwala said, “We always feel that small effort and little time from people’s end can help keep our surroundings clean and healthy. Now things are better and many people are coming forward to adapt this system.”
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By Skimmy Gupta
Shantaram Shenai, Nyla Masood and Y.T Vaz, residents Andheri (west) are promoting and plan to implement vermiculture in most housing societies of the area. The trio consisting of two active women members of K-West Citizen’s association (KCA) and Shantharam Shenai, environmentalist is working endlessly on their mission to make garbage-free and healthy environment. They are taking meetings, conducting workshops in the area to promote and educate people about benefits of vermiculture. Some residents have already started vermiculture out of their wet kitchen waste at their place.
Shantharam Shenai,environmentalist and Authorised Municipal trainer, heads the Green Cross Society (GCS) at Versova pumping station,Versova promotes garbage disposal system effectively as vermi-composting. He says, “GCS will help set up Vermiculture facility in the society if an aggregate of one square metre of space is made available per family. Only Canna plants would be available for viewing while organic wastes would be out of sight. The organic wastes would be treated with a mixture of rock dust, lime and vermiculture and sprayed with cowdung moisture and ensure its transformation into manure. The manure would be consumed in one’s own garden as and when ready. Rock dust, lime and vermiculture would have to be procured and maintained by your society. GCS links the Public Health programme like weekly Organic Vegetable delivery at co-operative rates and an opportunity to buy/ trade/ barter Manmade wastes from residents.”
Nyla Masood, resident of Lokhandwala told West Side Plus, “Our ambition is to make Lokhandwala a zero-garbage zone. Organics (Natural wastes) treated with lime, rock dust and vermiculture powder can be fed into plants such as CANNA & Banana.This Ecosystem through adoption of Vermiculture has to be devised in every society as it has got many advantages. The garbage will reduce by 90% volume after water loss. There will be no foul smell and absolutely no danger of any disease scientifically. Eventually, the compost/fertiliser will be utilised in your garden itself. After a few years, you can share your fertiliser with farmers through the vegetable trucks and make some money also. Also Manmade wastes can be handed over to licensed rag pickers at your gate and other wastes can be sold to raddiwalla.”
Y.T Vaz, joint secretary and resident of Bassera-Air India, Lokhandwala said, “We always feel that small effort and little time from people’s end can help keep our surroundings clean and healthy. Now things are better and many people are coming forward to adapt this system.”
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