EU - Switch Asia establishes eco-friendly park in Jaipur
Updated: Aug 14, 2013 01:05:13pm
Jaipur, Aug 14 (KNN) Switch Asia, a project supported by the European Union (EU) has established an eco-friendly textile park in Bagru (Jaipur) which will eventually employ 1500 workers with a turnover of around Rs 90 crore.
“The objective of the Switch Asia programme is to reconcile the increased demand for goods and services while minimising the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of wastes and pollutants,” head of the operations EU, Arno Schaefer was quoted in a journal.
Further on the basis of Jaipur model, 29 other approved textile parks will come up all over India.
The model park demonstrates several resource-saving technologies, including rainwater harvesting and energy from solar photovoltaic panels.
Moreover, around 550 small scale units in the area have received special training and will provide services to 22-26 units housed in the park. A total of 16 clusters in neighbouring states, comprising 1500 units have benefited from dissemination activity and received manuals on occupational health and safety, Schaefer said.
He said, the union hopes that along with these environmental features, the occupational health and safety activities of the project will contribute to the evolution of best practices in industrial development.
The project will be implemented by Traidcraft Exchange United Kingdom, an international fair trade organisation, the Consortium of Textile Exporters (COTEX) and the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA).
The Indian textile industry employs 35 million people, second only to agriculture and accounts for the fifth position in export earnings.
Unfortunately, it uses around 2000 different chemicals in various processes, making it one of the most polluting industries. Additionally, water consumption is very high and it takes 1900 litres of water to produce fabric for one sofa.
With courts taking very a strong view regarding the discharge of untreated effluents into soils and rivers and ordering the industry to clean up or close down, industry clusters in many parts of the country are coming together to set up facilities which will provide cleaner technologies at competitive costs. (KNN/GUNJ)
“The objective of the Switch Asia programme is to reconcile the increased demand for goods and services while minimising the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of wastes and pollutants,” head of the operations EU, Arno Schaefer was quoted in a journal.
Further on the basis of Jaipur model, 29 other approved textile parks will come up all over India.
The model park demonstrates several resource-saving technologies, including rainwater harvesting and energy from solar photovoltaic panels.
Moreover, around 550 small scale units in the area have received special training and will provide services to 22-26 units housed in the park. A total of 16 clusters in neighbouring states, comprising 1500 units have benefited from dissemination activity and received manuals on occupational health and safety, Schaefer said.
He said, the union hopes that along with these environmental features, the occupational health and safety activities of the project will contribute to the evolution of best practices in industrial development.
The project will be implemented by Traidcraft Exchange United Kingdom, an international fair trade organisation, the Consortium of Textile Exporters (COTEX) and the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA).
The Indian textile industry employs 35 million people, second only to agriculture and accounts for the fifth position in export earnings.
Unfortunately, it uses around 2000 different chemicals in various processes, making it one of the most polluting industries. Additionally, water consumption is very high and it takes 1900 litres of water to produce fabric for one sofa.
With courts taking very a strong view regarding the discharge of untreated effluents into soils and rivers and ordering the industry to clean up or close down, industry clusters in many parts of the country are coming together to set up facilities which will provide cleaner technologies at competitive costs. (KNN/GUNJ)
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