CSE workshops: City water & wastewater treatment (Oct. & Jan.)
Dear Colleague,
I am pleased to invite you to attend our workshop on ‘City water and
waste management: Alternative paradigms’, conducted by the Center for
Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi. The workshops will be held
in New Delhi on the following dates: October 16-19, 2007 and January
14-17, 2007.
About the course
Cities in India are set to grow, but at what cost? Exploding demands for
water, tones of untreated waste. How do we even begin to compute
these costs, assess the water- waste balance for our thirsty urban
growth?
Clearly, cities can do more with less – by cutting down on inefficiencies
and distribution losses, all signs of poor management. But equally
important are issues of resource equity – the massive gap in water
supplies within the city. The challenge is therefore as much about justice
as it is about technology.
We also need to address the enormous challenge of water pollution
caused primarily by human waste. We urgently need to switch from the
current paradigm of capital, water and material intensive processes of
waste management to a more cost effective, non-sewerage paradigm of
human waste disposal.
This is what our unique four-day workshop is going to teach you.
Through hands-on workshops, interactive seminars, detailed case
studies, field trips, and classroom instruction, the workshop explores
current water-waste, pollution management practices and policies and its
drawbacks, suggests an alternative paradigm more suited to the Indian
situation, and teaches participants to design and implement localised
wastewater treatment systems.
COURSE MODULES
* Status of water and excreta management in Indian cities
* Water pollution and its management in Indian cities
* Alternate sewage and pollution management strategies
* Fundamentals of wastewater treatment
* Plan, design, implement & monitor a localised wastewater treatment
system
* Wastewater reuse: Issues
* Policies, legislation on water pollution & wastewater treatment
* Site visits, film shows, planning & design workshops, hands-on
workshops
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A "Certificate of Participation" will be awarded to all those who complete
the course.
Venue: AAGC, 38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110062
Course fee: Rs.8,800/- per participant. Rs. 4,400/- for NGOs, students &
academics. The fee includes local transport for field trips, lunch &
refreshments, and training materials. We accept Demand Drafts or
Cheques (drawn in favour of "Centre for Science and Environment, New
Delhi"). For other payment options, please contact me. You may also
register online: < http://www.cseindia.org/misc/water-pollution.htm >
I have appended a brief registration / nomination form to this email.
Please feel free to contact me for additional information, clarifications,
etc. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours cordially,
R K Srinivasan (rksri@cseindia.org)
NOMINATION / REGISTRATION FORM
I / We nominate the following for the AAGC course, “City Water and
Waste Management: Alternative paradigms (New Delhi, October 16 –
19, 2007)
Name(s): ____________________________
Organisation & Designation: ________________________
Correspondence Address: ____________________________
Phone/Fax/Mobile: ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Brief description (2-3 lines) on the candidate’s interest in city water &
waste management issues:
EDUCATION (most recent first)
Title/Degree
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Institution/Year
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Subject
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WORK EXPERIENCE (most recent first):
Period
Position
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Organisation
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PAYMENT OPTIONS (Cheque/Demand Draft payable to 'Centre for
Science and Environment'. Add Rs. 15 for non-Delhi Cheques)
DD/Cheque No.: ____________
Amount: ____________
Dated: ___________ Drawn on Bank ___________________.
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Need help with finding accommodation? If so, contact us immediately
Candidate signature ________________ Date _______
Name, designation & signature of nominating authority:
___________________
Print the completed form, enclose your payment, and post it to:
R K Srinivasan [rksri@cseindia.org]
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110062
Phone +91 (011) 29955124 [Ext. 236]; Mobile: +91 (011) 9871819867