ಪರಿವರ್ತನಾ ಸೋಶಿಯಲ್ ಸರ್ವಿಸ್ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ, ಸುಂಕದಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಎಂಬ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಮಧ್ಯಪಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾದಕ ವ್ಯಾಸನ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪುನರ್ವಸತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿದ್ದು 2016 ರಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಒಂದು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.
ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಂತಹ ಓರ್ವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಕಂಪ್ಲೇಂಟ್ ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಹ್ಯೂಮನ್ ರೈಟ್ಸ್ ಕಮಿಷನ್ ನಿಗೆ ಕಳಿಸಿದ್ದು ಆ ಕಂಪ್ಲೇಂಟಿನ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ವರ್ಗದವರು 7ನೇ ನವಂಬರ್ 2023 ರಂದು ಅಚಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತನಾ ಸೋಶಿಯಲ್ ಸರ್ವಿಸ್ ಸೊಸೈಟಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚುವಂತೆ ದಿಢೀರನೆ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಂತಹ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪೇಷಂಟ್ಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಹಾಕುವಂತೆ ಆದೇಶ ಮಾಡಿ ಸೀಲ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು.
ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಚಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದು ಸೀಲ್ ಹಾಕಿದ ಕಾರಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೆಟ್ಟಲು ಹತ್ತಿ ಈ ಒಂದು ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಚಾಲೆಂಜ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ಮರು ಕಾರ್ಯರೂಪಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವಂತೆ ಆದೇಶವನ್ನು ಇದೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಎಂಟನೇ ತಾರೀಕು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಈ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಇಂದು ದಿನಾಂಕ 18 ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 2024 ಡಿಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಮೆಂಟಲ್ ಹೆಲ್ತ್ ಆಫೀಸರ್ ಆದಂತಹ ಡಾ. ನಾಗರಾಜ್ ರವರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಬಂದು ಅವರು ಹಾಕಿದ್ದಂತ ಸೀಲನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಆದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟಂತಹ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟಿಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು ಎಂದು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್ ಆರ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕರು ಪರಿವರ್ತನಾ ಸೋಶಿಯಲ್ ಸರ್ವಿಸ್ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ ಸುಂಕದಕಟ್ಟೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ರವರು ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
Three-pronged sustainable solution for Bengaluru Water crisis
AquaKraft Group Ventures, (www.aquakraft.net) a water sustainability and Impact group, focused on providing actionable solutions on ground in the area of drinking water and sanitation is offering a comprehensive three-pronged solution to address Bengaluru’s water crisis. Since Bangalore has been a recipient of good rain showers for years, the key lies in effective utilization of the waters received.
The first prong constitutes a real-time IOT based system for monitoring the rain water harvesting structures to understand their efficiency, capture and recharge readings.
The second prong envelopes the treatment of sewage and effluents by employing Aquakraft’s nature based, time tested, green & sustainable sewage treatment plants that consume no power, use a bio process with no usage of any chemicals, no odour, recovering over 95 percent of the water that is fit for recharging the underground aquifers.
The third prong stems from an understanding of the capital intensive nature of the STPs. To this effect AquaKraft has structured a sustainable financing model to fund sewage treatment and water recycling wherein the stakeholders enter a water purchase agreement akin to power purchase agreement, address their captive needs and offer the excess water for groundwater recharge or other consumption.
All initiators of rain water harvesting, STPs and groundwater recharge will be monitored using real-time IOTS and the data will be used for integrated water risk management and policy making. This good behaviour in water will be incentivised by issuing Aquakredits – Water Credits after monitoring water use and efficiency on AquaKraft’s digital innovation, AqVerium World’s 1st Digital Water Bank.”
With about a staggering 86 percent of the water needs of the urban areas being met by extracting groundwater, the centrality of groundwater to the existing crisis cannot be denied. With an estimated 1000 million litres of sewage being discharged into the city’s lakes and reservoirs that once functioned efficiently as sites for rainwater capture and groundwater recharge, it has also become clear that sewage treatment and water recycling form a complementary piece of the puzzle that is the Bangalore water crisis.
The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board in the past had taken proactive measures to pass a regulation making rainwater harvesting compulsory for houses having an area of 1200 square feet or more to reduce the stress on groundwater. However, the implementation of this resolution has not yielded the desired results. Additionally, there is no central or local system to keep a track of the harvesting structures, their capture measurements, efficiency readings, recharge rates etc. The same also applies to the rules regarding the mandatory installation of sewage-treatment plants (STPs) in residential, commercial and educational institutions that has been revised a few days back owing to the economic infeasibility for smaller sized stakeholders.
Speaking on the occasion, C Sridhar – Governor, Aquakraft group Ventures said, “One of the most important strategies to mitigate the crisis is roof top harvesting. We have been able to make water bereft villages depending on tanker water, tanker free with simple roof top harvesting. Though rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory, its implementation has been poor. Aquakraft will embark on “Jal Pe Charcha” an extensive advocacy programme engaging all stakeholders to catch the rain and recharge the ground water table.”
Carrying an experience of over a decade and a half in evaluating, monitoring and mitigating crises by Implementing green & sustainable solutions surrounding the resource that is highly undervalued despite being the planet’s lifeline water, Aquakraft Group Ventures has taken a focussed initiative as one of the first responders to help resolve the labyrinth of crisis facing the city of Bengaluru.
“Monsoon is seasonal, sewage is perpetual. Our vision is to leverage the sewage generated daily in Bengaluru City and use the excess treated sewage to recharge the dry borewells and augment the ground water table Irrespective of rain. Added to that, incentives for rain water harvesting will complement this efforts leading Bengaluru to water positivity. A multifaceted problem requires a multifaceted solution through multi stakeholder initiatives. We take this opportunity to invite all stakeholders including citizens, corporates, CSR and administrative bodies to come together and make the city of Bangalore ‘Water Positive’ through collective efforts.” Said Dr. Subramanya Kusnur, Founder Chairman & CEO, AquaKraft Group Ventures and New Water Man of India.
The use of tobacco including cigarettes has increased among educated people. Therefore, along with awareness, sales control measures for tobacco products should be strictly followed. We have laws relating to the control of tobacco products, which are not being adequately enforced. Even now smoking continues in some public places. Direct and indirect advertising. For example, in movies, the hero of the film smokes a cigarette. It encourages people to smoke. Care should be taken not to sell tobacco products to children through shops.
Although tobacco is known to be harmful to health, people continue to use it. Just as the government has taken measures to ban hookah, many cancer cases can be prevented if the ban on tobacco products is strictly enforced saidDr. Mahantesh Cancer Specialist, Kidwai Memorial Gland Institute.
ಆನಂದ ಮಾರ್ಗ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಮೂರು ದಿನಗಳ ಪ್ರಾತಕ್ಷಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಗಾರವನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ತರಬೇತು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯ ಅನುಭವವುಳ್ಳ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಪ್ರಿಯತತೋಷಾನಂದ ಅವಧೂತರು ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 16, 17, ಹಾಗೂ 18ನೇ ತಾರೀಕು 2024ರಂದು ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಭವನ 4ನೇ ಹಂತ, ಯೆಲಹಂಕ ನ್ಯೂ ಟೌನ್,ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತಾ ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಬಾಬಾ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ ದಿವ್ಯಾಮಂತ್ರವಾದ “ಬಾಬಾನಾಮ್ ಕೇವಲಮ್”ನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ ಅವತಾರ್ ಪುರುಷ ಪರಮಪಿತ ಬಾಬಾ (ಪ್ರಭಾತ್ ರಂಜನ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ) ರವರ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವಾಕ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಸದಾಶಿವನ ಅನೇಕ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾನವತೆಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.
ಮುಂದೆ ವಿವರಿಸುತ್ತ ಮಾನವ ಜೀವ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ, ಪರಮ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ ಅಂಶ ವಾಗಿದ್ದು ಈ ಪರಮ ಚೇತನ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಪಶು ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಸೃಷ್ಟಟಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣಿಬೂತನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಇದರ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆ lಯನ್ನು ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ ಅರಿತು ಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು
ಇದರ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ ಅರಿಯಲು ನಾವುಗಳು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಜ್ಞಾನವಾದ ಅಷ್ಟoಗಗಳಾದ ಯಮ, ನಿಯಮ, ಆಸನ ಯೋಗ ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾಮ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಧಾರಣ ಸಮಾಧಿಗಳ ಪರಿಣಿತಿ ಹೊಂದಬೇಕೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು
ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಆನಂದಮಾರ್ಗವು ಜಾತಿ ಕುಲ ಮತ ದೇಶ ಬಾಷೆ ಲಿಂಗ ಬೇಧಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸರ್ವರಿಗೂ ಈ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನ ಕಲಿಸಿ ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ್ ಸರ್ವೋತೋಮುಖ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಉಂಟಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಸದ್ವಿಪ್ರ ಸಮಾಜ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
ವೃದ್ದಿಪರ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳ ಉತ್ತಮ ಕ್ರೋಡೀಕೃತ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸದ್ಬಳಕೆಯ ಸೂತ್ರಗಳ (prout)ಅರಿವಿನಿಂದ ಪಾಲಿ ಕೆಯಿಂದ ವಿತ್ತೀಯ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ, ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ , ವಿಭಾಜೀಕೃತ ವಿತ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ, ಏರ್ಪಟ್ಟು “ವಸುದೈವ ಕುಟುಂಬಕಮ್ ಎಂಬ ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ, ಮನುಕುಲದ ಸಂತೋಷ,ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ , ಸುಮಧುರ ಬಾಳ್ವೆಗೆ ತಳಹದಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆಂದು ತಿಳುಸಿದರು.
Plastic is everywhere! It has seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives, from bottled water to pre-cut veggies, infiltrating our on-the-go snacks and convenient hydration solutions.
And in our busy lifestyle, who doesn’t appreciate a quick fix? Whether it’s a protein bar for breakfast, or reaching for that bottled water when we forget our own bottle, convenience often comes first. The problem is these seemingly convenient choices all come wrapped in plastic packaging containing microscopic plastic particles.
A recent study published in the journal – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – uncovered a shocking fact: a single plastic bottle, holding just 1 litre of water can contain a staggering 2,40,000 nanoplastic fragments. These nearly invisible particles, smaller than microplastics, raise concerns about their potential health impacts, as they can bypass our digestive system and enter the bloodstream easily.
Even past studies found microplastics in 93% of bottled water brands, with the average bottle containing 60 times more microplastics than tap water. The health implications of ingesting such significant quantities of microplastics and nanoplastics are still being researched, but existing research links them to inflammation, cell damage, hormonal disruption, digestive issues, and reproductive problems.
In the face of these alarming findings, what can one do? The solution is both simple and impactful: try to reduce the use of plastic bottles as much as possible. Here are some practical steps to break free from the reliance on plastic water bottles:
Invest in a reusable bottle: Consider buying a durable, reusable water bottle made from materials such as stainless steel or glass. Stainless steel and glass are not only recyclable, but also have a longer lifespan compared to plastic. This choice also helps in reducing the environmental impact associated with manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics.
Hydrate responsibly: Fill your water bottle at home with water from your water purifier to avoid plastic contamination on the go.
Carry a bottle everywhere: Make it a habit of bringing your reusable bottle wherever you go. Keep it in your car, at your workplace or in your bag. Having it readily available reduces the temptation to buy single-use plastic bottles when you’re on the move.
Reduce single-use plastics: Actively decline single-use plastic bottles whenever possible. By consciously refusing them, you not only reduce your personal plastic consumption, but also send a message about the importance of sustainable choices. Encourage friends, family and colleagues to join in the effort to minimise single-use plastics.
Support sustainable brands: Seek out businesses that are all about sustainability. Many brands now offer alternative solutions to single-use plastic bottles. By supporting these initiatives, you contribute to the demand for more sustainable practices, encouraging others to follow suit.
If you follow at least some of these steps, it will be easier to break the habit of relying on plastic water bottles. Always remember that the choice is not just about the quantity of water, but also the quality – for both you and the planet.
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