| Sanction Date: | 18-10-2019 | ||||
| Project Category | MG | ||||
| Year | 2019-2020 | ||||
| Project Duration | 2 Years | ||||
| BTA : | Handling of Hazardous Substances | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Uttarakhand, India |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) Vigyna Dham, Jhajra, Premnagar, Dehradun Uttarakhand 248007 | ||||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
| 1. | SPECS | SPECS has an active marketing cell, which brings in contract manufacturing orders for LED bulbs, tubelights, lamps, decorative lamps, solar appliances etc. | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. R. Dobhal |
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| Project Brief Description: |
The aim of this project to develop an effective and scalable E-waste management value
chain in the himalayas. For this project, we have chosen to work in Dehradun and
Rudraprayag disctricts of Uttarakhand. To achieve our goals and project objectives, we have divided our into well defined activities which are as follows: • Candidate profiling and selection. • Training. • Set-up of E-waste management facility. • Public awareness and set-up of smaller e-waste management centers. • Socio-economic impact study. |
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| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Participating in this project will be of value to ITI diploma holders, dropouts, small electrical/electronic goods traders, scavengers and recyclers. Through this project we aim to train (approx.) 300 participants in LED bulb repair, assembly, e-waste handling and required ewaste logistics. The awareness activities will target 60% of the district population of Dehradun and Rudraprayag. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 3,12,00,000/- (Rupees: Three crore twelve lakh only) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 1,56,10,000/- (Rupees: One crore fifty six lakh ten only) | |||
| 2nd Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 1,24,24,341/- (Rupees: One Crore Twenty Four Lakh Twenty Four Thousand Three Hundred And Forty One Only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• Sensitization towards economic aspects of waste management. • Entrepreneurship development using local resources. • Establishment of well-equipped centre for e-waste handling in Dehradun and Rudraprayag. • Creation of entrepreneurship opportunities in the E-waste management value chain. • Effective knowledge transfer of recycle, reuse, repair and scavenging of e- waste. |
• Trained manpower for e-waste management. Approx. 100 skilled workers including 42 SC/ST participants. • Well equipped 7 block level E-waste repair and collection centers fully equipped for repair and manufacturing of energy-efficient lights such as LED bulbs, tube lights, decorative lamps, solar energy powered devices, battery handling and mobile phone repair. • Well equipped 2 district level E-waste Handling centers in 2 districts. • Software package to connect all of these centers with larger E-waste buyers (registered with GoI) and facilitate logistics planning. • Folk media campaigns for action-oriented awareness and follow-ups. Awareness material, media campaign and other resources in local languages to reach out to 60% district population of both the districts through outreach programs. • A replicable model for E waste management, which can be scaled-up to other areas. |
• Number of beneficiaries village/SC/ST/ local people (Nos.) and manpower trained (Nos.) • Number of E-waste repair and collection center at block and district level established (Nos.) • Number of model established and replicated (Nos.) • Number of center are connected (Nos.) • Number of Training/Awareness Programme Organized (Nos.) • No. of Reports/Research articles/Policy documents prepared and published (Nos.) |
