Vendor Meet concluded with the tree plantation programme at Trombay, where 111 trees were planted. Vendors participated wholeheartedly in the activity and were seen to be thoroughly enjoying the proceedings.

 

 

 

 

 

At office, following initiatives are undertaken by him-

1. Convert "waste" into "wise use"
2. Avoid Printing. Print, if ONLY necessary on both sides of the page
3. Use waste paper with matter on one side as a "notebook"
4. Maintain a Recycle Bin for Papers only
5. Maintain 5S, it is believed this will surely help us in moving towards our eco-friendly goal.
6. Switch off lights when not in use.
7. Active participation in global environment days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CGPL labour colony is created to accommodate construction workers of MUNDRA UMPP. It has a capacity to accommodate about 9000 people.

As a part of green initiative, the following has been undertaken in the colony with help of internal recourses & without extra cost.

1. In an effort to make the surrounding green more than 550 saplings were planted.
2. To promote waste segregation at source, 196 dustbins of green and blue color have been placed and indicative pictorial visuals have been provided to guide the workforce to put biodegradable waste in green bins plastic and other waste into blue bins supporting proper disposal of the waste.
3. Environmental awareness is being spread among the workers through group discussions and practical demonstration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSS GREEN HEROES have installed Energy Meters at various locations in Dharavi Office (Ground Floor & 1st floor). These energy meters help in recording the energy consumption of each department. DSS team monitors the consumption pattern on a daily/weekly/monthly basis by downloading the data from these energy meters.

The units consumed for last 12 months served as the baseline thereby giving us a picture in terms of energy consumption for all departments. Currently, the consumption of following departments is being monitored:

• T & D
• Capex
• Network Planning Group
• Billing Group
• Regulation Department

The energy consumption is being monitored since February 2012.

This initiative has helped in achieving savings in terms of energy consumption.

• Energy consumption during non - office hours has stopped.
• Energy consumption during lunch hours has also shown a downward trend.
• We have so far achieved 8.96 % of saving in energy consumption as compared to last year.

This has also brought in behavioural change among employees.

E.g. This meter is installed in the Billing department (1st floor)

BEFORE:

Energy consumption pattern as on 3rd March 2012 (Saturday):

 

AFTER:

Energy consumption pattern as on 2nd July 2012 (Monday):

 

 

 

 

All company drivers have decided to switch off Air-conditioning of company vehicles for at least half an hour per day while driving. It will result in saving fuel and reduce CO2 Emissions, thus contributing towards green environment.

Savings per Month:
Vehicles running Without AC for about 2000 Kms. (About 25 % of 8320 Kms expected to run without AC, other time vehicles may run with AC ON) divided by 7.8 Kms  (Consumption without AC )  =256 Liters Diesel

 Vehicles running With AC on  for 2000 Kms divided by 6.8 Kms  = 294Liters Diesel

Hence saving 38  Liters of Diesel per Month.
1)Savings Rs. 1800 per month.
2) CO2 Emissions are reduced for 38 Liters per month.

 

 

 

 

At Mithapur Solar Plant domestic water is not readily available. Air-conditioners are provided in the control room for relays and SCADA system. Our team thought of collecting the condensed water from the ACs for domestic use. Approx 30 lits of water is collected from one A/c (2 Ton) in a day.

 

 

 

 

A pair of White Cheeked Barbet had made a nest in one of the dry trees at Walwhan. One single egg had hatched and a young one was born.

Due to the approaching monsoon the wind velocity was so high, that the tree collapsed and the young one who had not even opened its eyes yet was thrown out of the nest.

On the same day while pruning the fallen tree to clear the blocked road Mr. S D Kumbhar [Gardner from Walwhan garden] noticed the young chick fallen near the broken tree and struggling to survive. He immediately took the young one in his procession.He then started nursing the young one, feeding it with fruit pulp. The young one finally grew up and fled!

 

 

 

 

Mr. Uday Raorane and his uncle started a farm of Alphonso Mango Plants in their hometown village, Sindhudurga. They were so overwhelmed with the experience that they planted more saplings the same year.

He then carried forward this idea to his workplace and planted 65 plants in MindSpace DSS.
This served the purpose of making their place greener and healthier!!

 

 

 

 

Mr. Dipak Doshi, Head Mechanical Construction saw few house sparrows around the plant area and decided to nurture this potentially endangered species. To conserve them, he hung around 25 specially designed earthen pots under the "chajjas" on the outer wall of the project office, to serve as birds' nest and started feeding them grains in the office compound. His efforts have helped sparrows to survive in the scorching summer of Kutch. He is also protecting pigeons in the similar fashion at field hostel area. Feeding pigeons at hostel and sparrows at office is a daily ritual for him. His intense care, strong determination and sincere efforts over the period is evident from the visibly increased number of sparrows and pigeons chirping and hovering happily in the surrounding area. His expedition has sensitized other colleagues who willingly feed these birds in his absence.

 

 

 

 

He found some of his old clothes lying here and there. So he decided to get bags stitched from these old clothes.

20 colorful bags were made with the help of a local tailor.

He uses these bags for carrying vegetables, fruits and other stuff from market. It helps in reducing the usage of plastic carry bags each time they go to the market.
They can reuse these cotton bags many times and it has no adverse effects on our environment!

 

 

 

 

In line with the company's sustainability intent and considering energy conservation an integral part for our sustainable growth, this team has come out with energy saving solution at Coal Handling Plant in CGPL. The lighting circuit in the area has been modified by cutting off the alternate light fittings which has lead to saving of 44000 units per month. It has not only saved a huge amount of energy consumption but has also helped in saving approximately Rs. 100000 per month.

If all of us take a step forward and do our part then sustainable green future is not too far."

 

 

 

 

A pair of White Cheeked Barbet had made a nest in one of the dry trees at Walwhan. One single egg had hatched and a young one was born.

Due to the approaching monsoon the wind velocity was so high, that the tree collapsed and the young one who had not even opened its eyes yet was thrown out of the nest.

On the same day while pruning the fallen tree to clear the blocked road Mr. S D Kumbhar [Gardner from Walwhan garden] noticed the young chick fallen near the broken tree and struggling to survive. He immediately took the young one in his procession.He then started nursing the young one, feeding it with fruit pulp. The young one finally grew up and fled!

 

 

 

 

Ravichandran gets about twenty kilograms of waste office paper like counter-foils, absolute power supply bills recycled everyday and till now, more than three tonnes of paper wastes has been recycled. Because of this initiative it's been possible for his entire office to go green by using recycled papers in the note pads, gifting wrappers and other such stationeries.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Anil Kumar Phatak rides 25 km a day on a bicycle to save the environment! The to and fro distance, from his residence in Tata Colony near Kings Circle to Technopolis Park is 25 km. In the of morning and evening peak hours, a bus or a taxi takes about one and a half hours to cover this distance, whereas for Mr. Phatak, it takes just under one hour to reach his office.

Mr. Pathak says, "It not only saves time for me, but saves spending additional time for exercise. I can utilize the time saved for my other hobbies. I love cycling very much and used to take 30-35 km excursions on Saturday-Sundays and holidays. Since the time my office was to Andheri, I have started cycling to office every day. I even go on doing my other errands riding on a bicycle right up to Byculla, or Mumbai CST."

His initiative is a small contribution towards reducing global warming. He understands that a person cannot combat global warming all by himself, it has to be done as a team with many people contributing. But for him, he has started the journey, and is very positive that more and more people will join him in the cause.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Cheriyan Thomas, Mr. Rameshkumar, Mr. PR Gadave and Mr. KV Desale took an initiative to reduce paper consumption. With the efforts of the Transmission team, the automation of occurrence analysis system with TRIPOAD, the in-house software designed by Transmission engineers has resulted in a saving of 1370 A4 size sheets. These reports which were earlier stored in hard copies can now be accessed in soft format from a central database.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Abdul Salam has his own garden and uses biodegradable waste as manure. Here he grows vegetables and fruits, and has a small collection of medicinal plants that help overcome the bouts of common ailments such as cold, cough, headaches, acidity, insect bites, etc.

It is just a small effort to encourage the community to utilize the biodegradable waste generated in our homes as manure and help towards solid waste management. Gardening is also a great stress-reliever as in the words of Germaine Greer, "A garden is the best alternative therapy".

Mr. Salam has also participated in the Plant and Flower Exhibition held in Vashi in February 2012, and won the joint third prize competing against other corporate houses.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Nilesh Amber uses water wasted in a water purifier for cleaning and washing! Most of us use RO water purifiers at home and offices. These RO water purifiers drain out a lot of water while purifying. For one glass of purified water, the purifier will drain out approximately 4 glasses of water as waste!!! After knowing this, Mr. Amber installed one at my home.

Arithmetically, a household of 4 will use about 15-16 liters of water for drinking per day. The purifier will drain out approximately 60 liters of water against 15 Liters purified water per day. This waste drain can be used for cleaning, washing and other needs or can be routed to flower pots. Calculated over a month, this amounts to saving of 1800 liters of water. That is some good saving!

Most households install purifiers in the kitchen and the drain line of the purifier goes to the kitchens sink or drain. This wastes a lot of water which otherwise can be used for miscellaneous purposes. At his home, Mr. Amber had the drain line of the purifier connected to a bucket where the wastewater gets collected. It is then used for floor cleaning, dish washing and other such requirements.

 

 

 

 

Damagoria Siding is an unloading siding where 2 rakes of coal from different mines can be brought and unloaded and via road that coal can be brought at site to run the plant.
The platform of the siding is at 2.5 m above the rail top, in order to develop it into an unloading siding it needs to be 0.9 m below rail top. Therefore the whole area needs to be excavated which would mean cutting of around 400 green tress.

The challenge and environment sensitiveness encouraged them to avoid cutting trees by making 4 openings along the length of overburden and carving the vehicle movement area by the side of the boundary wall.

The team has been actively promoting green activities both within and outside the premises of the plant in addition to carrying out various activities to prevent environmental pollution.

 

 

 

 

Jaya, passionate about gardening and cooking, converted her balcony into a mini vegetable farm. Jaya grows flowers and some basic vegetables in her balcony. It increases the green cover and reduces the carbon footprint, in a small but effective way. The benefits that Jaya reaps from this garden are immense, be it the fresh green chillies for dal or fresh coriander for garnishing the salads she has them all in her balcony.

 

 

 

 

A soft drink bottle filled with water and a bit of bleaching powder can light up the interiors of the house during the day. The concept here is simple, refraction of sunlight. Light bottles fit into custom-cut holes in a roof. The water in the plastic bottles refracts the sunlight and produces light equivalent to that of a 40-60 watt bulb and solar light bottles like this lasts for as long as five years without any maintenance. This innovation of solar light bottles was designed and developed by students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is now adopted and implemented by (Chemical and Environment Dept/Pradip) to illuminate a dark storeroom at Jojobera. This zero cost, zero maintenance and eco friendly solar light bottles definitely add a feather to the cap of sustainability.

 

 

 

 

A cubicle with four lights switched on where one is sufficient, the toilets with lights on even if it's not in use, the long corridors brightly lit all the time, is the scenario at typical office. Blame it on the common power supply for all the illumination lamps provided in the area. But ER-1 Area at CHP is a lot different from a normal office because Manish has worked on saving electricity consumption by, providing piano switches through which one can ensure that only the required lighting is switched on. Not only that but by using transparent sheets to let the natural light in instead of depending on the electric lighting and constantly reminding his co-workers to switch off fans and lights when not in use through the "PLEASE SWITCH OFF FANS AND LIGHTS WHEN NOT IN USE" stickers on the switch board, Manish through his initiatives has taken a giant leap in conserving electricity and decrease the carbon footprint on this environment.

 

 

 

 

The customer welcome kit was a folder that consisted of six (the number of) A5 sized sheets. The simple insights by Abhishek, like printing two leaflets in the inner folds of the folder instead of the simple vector design that it previously had, printing on both sides of the paper and some improved pagination techniques has contributed in saving two pages in each kit. So new customer welcome kit has just four (or how many ever) A5 sized sheets. Every quarter about 21000 customer kits are required and this smart insight by Abhishek helps save 42000 sheets every quarter, which is equivalent to not cutting down 24 trees.

On the similar lines even the designs of ECS & Change of Name forms were modified, the acknowledgement were attached to the main form as a perforated counter foil instead of a separate sheet saving about one lakh A4 sized sheets. That is saving another 24 trees.

It's the mindset and lack of willingness that delays anybody from doing a good cause. Every initiative towards contribution to green and saving trees should not be delayed, be it from anybody.

 

Customer Relation Centres (CRC)
- Mumbai

2. Imbibing Greenolution in Customer Forms

Going by the annual figures, ECS & Change of Name acknowledgements would cost Rs.1 lakh annually. There was a need for a simple technique that would help to reduce this cost considerably. So, a minor design change in the form, which was as simple as having a perforated counterfoil in the form itself, was incorporated. By modifying the design and having a perforated counterfoil in the form saved not only Rs.1 lakh annually but saved more than a lakh A4 paper sheets. It has largely contributed to the green initiative. An estimated 48 trees were saved in the whole initiative annually.

3. Customer Relation Centres driving Greenolution

Saki-Vihar CRC brought down their energy consumption by a dramatic 40% (we can put it in KWh) by adopting some smart energy conservation practises like:

1. Switching off the AC and lights when there are no customers.
2. Running ACs on 26 degrees.
3. Switching off the lights and AC during lunch hours.
4. Consuming less paper by adopting stringent norms for issuance of duplicate bills.
5. Stopping usage of coloured cartridges in printers to discourage coloured printing.
6. Using the means of competition by quarterly rewards to promote and encourage energy

The employees are encouraged to adopt these practises at their home as well.