The industrial sector must use technologies to reduce environmental impact. There are some industrial effluents which can be converted to wealth using advanced technology, said the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP)director MO Garg while speaking as the chief guest at the sixth environment summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry, Uttarakhand State Council at Haridwar.
Garg also offered IIP’s support to industry for research and development in converting waste generated by manufacturing processes into wealth.
Speaking on the occasion, the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) director general Rajendra Dobhal stressed on the need for maintaining balance between development and environmental needs as a move towards sustainable growth. He said that the industry must invest more in research and development to work towards sustainable manufacturing.
Earlier, while delivering the opening remarks, CII Uttarakhand State council chairman Prashant Mahadik also stressed on need for balancing environment and economic growth in the State. He said that the manufacturing industry needs to match pace with today’s globalised and highly competitive world by inventing and innovating new processes and deploying latest technology.
Additional principal chief conservator of forests (Environment) Rajiv Bhartari emphasised that sustainable development was the need of the hour and not a matter of choice anymore. He advised industries to focus on packaging as much as products and to use biodegradable material.
The day long deliberations were focused on issues and challenges relating to the environment, sharing of best practices that can be adopted by industries, various advanced technologies and zero defects, zero effect approach to make industries more competitive and sustainable in the long run.
The first session focused on best practices in implementing green manufacturing with speakers from various industrial enterprises sharing their best practices for sustainable manufacturing. The second session was focused on advanced manufacturing technologies with representatives from various enterprises speaking on technologies to enable manufacturing industry become much stronger and more competitive over the long run.
Co Chairman, Special Task Force on Manufacturing and Make in India CII NR and Executive Advisor, Maruti Suzuki India limited, MM Singh said, “To make a mark in global manufacturing industry, we need to set global standards and follow the prime minister Narendra Modi’s idea of zero defect zero effect. Our manufacturing should have zero defects so that our products are not rejected in the global market. Besides, we should also keep in mind that manufacturing should not have any negative impact on the environment. We need to anchor investments to promote ancillarisation as it minimises the set up cost and helps in grooming entrepreneurial skills,” he added.