Glass industry urges govt to increase usage of glass through bottles, containers, buildings
Updated: Dec 28, 2015 01:24:11pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (KNN) The small and medium glass industries have urged the government to increase the use of glass through various initiatives such as glass bottles, glass containers and glass buildings. The industry said the idea would not only help in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' but would also support government’s 'Smart Cities' plan.
The All India Glass Manufacturer’s Federation recently organised a meeting of the executive committee in Jaipur. Gajendra Singh, Minister of Industry for Rajasthan also showed up for the meeting centred on the apt and eco-friendly usage and production of glass to promote “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”.
An interactive session was organised with the Minister to discuss the possible usage of glass containers as responsible and safe packaging for clean India campaign and use of glass as eco-friendly building material for smart cities.
Appreciating the advanced production techniques used by the Industry to manufacture light weight glass bottles and jars with no loss of safety or quality, Singh said that these environment-friendly methods of production will benefit the environment and consumers as well.
He was of the view that bottled water be made available in glass bottles as also done in European and other countries as Glass being 100% recyclable, will unlikely pollute the environment or affect human health.
Singh appreciated the glass industry’s commitment towards ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ & ‘Smart Cities’ initiative and offered support to the industry with regard to investments in State of Rajasthan.
Further in the meeting, he emphasized on increased usage of solar energy and flat glass for building smart cities.
“There has been a spectacular rise in use of glass in buildings, as is evident from trend of glass buildings coming up in country as well as in Jaipur” said Sanjay Ganjoo, President, AIGMF.
“The use of glass in buildings will make smart cities look more elegant, beautiful and eye-catching. Glass application will not only help buildings lit with natural and solar light but will also lead to huge monetary and energy savings for the economy,” he added.
The President also emphasised on the urgent need for regulations on use of glass in buildings to ensure human and fire safety in tune with Smart Cities vision of the Indian Government.
Ganjoo talked about the widened options for glazing in buildings and the collaboration of AIGMF with Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS).
“To create confidence and provide technical knowhow to ensure human and fire safety while using glass in buildings, AIGMF took the cognizance of the issue and sponsored project to Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS), a not for profit organization in 2007 to bring out the Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings: Human Safety” uttered Ganjoo adding that, “As per the recommendations and norms of the CCPS guidelines, it is suggested how to regulate glass in relation to human safety either by restricting use of glass or specifying use of Safety Glass at critical locations where chances of injury due to glass breakage are high”.
C K Somany, Former AIGMF President, who was also present at the meeting as a member of executive committee , gifted 500 glass water bottles Minister for use in ‘Sachivalaya’ which carried a logo of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan enabling people demand responsible and safe packaging. (KNN Bureau)
The All India Glass Manufacturer’s Federation recently organised a meeting of the executive committee in Jaipur. Gajendra Singh, Minister of Industry for Rajasthan also showed up for the meeting centred on the apt and eco-friendly usage and production of glass to promote “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”.
An interactive session was organised with the Minister to discuss the possible usage of glass containers as responsible and safe packaging for clean India campaign and use of glass as eco-friendly building material for smart cities.
Appreciating the advanced production techniques used by the Industry to manufacture light weight glass bottles and jars with no loss of safety or quality, Singh said that these environment-friendly methods of production will benefit the environment and consumers as well.
He was of the view that bottled water be made available in glass bottles as also done in European and other countries as Glass being 100% recyclable, will unlikely pollute the environment or affect human health.
Singh appreciated the glass industry’s commitment towards ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ & ‘Smart Cities’ initiative and offered support to the industry with regard to investments in State of Rajasthan.
Further in the meeting, he emphasized on increased usage of solar energy and flat glass for building smart cities.
“There has been a spectacular rise in use of glass in buildings, as is evident from trend of glass buildings coming up in country as well as in Jaipur” said Sanjay Ganjoo, President, AIGMF.
“The use of glass in buildings will make smart cities look more elegant, beautiful and eye-catching. Glass application will not only help buildings lit with natural and solar light but will also lead to huge monetary and energy savings for the economy,” he added.
The President also emphasised on the urgent need for regulations on use of glass in buildings to ensure human and fire safety in tune with Smart Cities vision of the Indian Government.
Ganjoo talked about the widened options for glazing in buildings and the collaboration of AIGMF with Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS).
“To create confidence and provide technical knowhow to ensure human and fire safety while using glass in buildings, AIGMF took the cognizance of the issue and sponsored project to Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS), a not for profit organization in 2007 to bring out the Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings: Human Safety” uttered Ganjoo adding that, “As per the recommendations and norms of the CCPS guidelines, it is suggested how to regulate glass in relation to human safety either by restricting use of glass or specifying use of Safety Glass at critical locations where chances of injury due to glass breakage are high”.
C K Somany, Former AIGMF President, who was also present at the meeting as a member of executive committee , gifted 500 glass water bottles Minister for use in ‘Sachivalaya’ which carried a logo of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan enabling people demand responsible and safe packaging. (KNN Bureau)
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