NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 2014-15 EXIHIBITION CUM SEMINAR ON

Preservation of rivers by re-use of waste water

Divya Seva Trust with technical support from Engineering Seva
Trust is organizing state level exhibition cum seminar in support
of National Environment Awareness campaign with active support
of organization like IWWA, IEI, Vadodara chapter, Builders
Association of India, Vadodara, CREDAI, Vadodara, Structural
Engineers Association APMC, Vadoara, Institute of Architect
Vadodara, Environment Association India.
Divya Seva Trust is working in the field of technical education and
rural development.
Engineering Seva Trust is a group of experienced civil engineers,
providing free consultancy services to the society. It has
successfully implemented innovative projects for water
conservation. Seminars are organized at regular interval, to show
the out come and develop awareness among students, teachers
and professionals.
The nature has developed Hydrological cycle for maintenance of
environmental balance of mother earth, in which the fresh water,
which gets converted into waste water during domestic and
industrial use is automatically purified through natural process of
evaporation, filtration, sedimentation and biodegradation.
Due to lack of knowledge and commitment, the fresh water
sources both on & below ground are getting polluted due to
development activities. The huge water coming out after
domestic as well as industrial usage is disposed off in the fresh
water bodies without proper treatment. If this trend is not
prevented, a day will come sooner when we will loose all sources
of fresh water especially in India.
Materialistic development with preservation of environment up to
the required standard is possible. We have to understand the
process of nature and to develop the technology, in progressive
way, in accordance with the principles followed by nature.

Technology for minimizing the pollution.

The mother earth is constructed out of five basic elements (i.e.
Pruthvi, Jal, Tej, Vayu & Avakash). Individually each element is
pure and pristine individually. During development activities, the
elements combine to produce the necessary products to
complete the cycle there exist. As soon as one element combines
with another element, creating the pollution, the auto purification
process starts immediately to purify all the natural elements. The
bacteria are produced by nature for disintegration of waste and
both the elements get purified. During the process the foul gases
like H2S, CH4 & Co2 are also produced. If we understand this
process and develop technology in which as soon as the two
elements get mixed during domestic process like bathing and
cleaning, it is purified through the process of aeration,
flocculation, biodegradation & filtration, the elements get purified
at source and can be reused as original material.
At Engineering Seva Trust these technologies are developed at
both village level as well as urban level successfully &
economically. If the technology is replicated through out nation
we can save money, manpower & environment.
Present Situation:
At present in urban areas, waste water from individual
houses/buildings is conveyed to a distance place by resorting to
multiple pumping, processed partially through so called sewage /
effluent treatment plants and disposed off into the river. Recently
the same process is being adopted for rural waste water as well.
Thereby polluting the down stream of the river of every city, town
and village, converting clean river water into polluted water. If in
place of disposing off this partially treated water in the river, if it
is supplied to the farm or agricultural field, we can save fresh
water as well as fertilizer needed for agriculture.
Social acceptance:
Initially there will always be a resistance, whenever new
technology is introduced, how so ever useful it may be. (A
matchbox took 100 years to get social acceptance because
mankind was accustomed to rubbing of stones.) But if proper
technology is developed, models are prepared and aggressive
awareness campaign is launched by the committed citizens, one
can achieve the higher level of social acceptance. The religious

leaders can play a major role by propagating this activity as a

part of religion. If we take up these activities, we can reduce
financial burden of the State and Government can use saved
resources for other important activities. During course of time, all
the rivers of the state as well as nation can be purified and
brought to the level, as it was originally before beginning of
development activities.

Guidelines for Students

Name of Exhibition / Seminar
Preservation of rivers by re-use of waste water
Entries are invited from the students of Engineering Colleges of the
states divided in five different zones.
The objectives of study will be,
1. To prepare working models in related area of that particular
zone.
2. To prepare charts for important information in the field of
water management.
3. Give detail engineering calculations and justifications for
model developed.
4. To display photographs which clarify the status as well
demonstrate new technology.
5. To prepare slogans related to the subject which inspire citizens
for clean environment.
All the engineering colleges of the state are divided into five zones.
Each college administration is required to confirm their zones.
The initial competition will be within the colleges and selected
models, charts etc will be represented in the respective zone in
which the college is located.
The models selected from each zone will be exhibited in the final
exhibition to be organized during state level exhibition cum seminar
at Vadodara. The theme is divided in to two parts and each zone has
to prepare models for one of the areas from both the parts allotted
to their zone.

The distribution of area of working for different zones are as under:

Zone 1:
Part I:
Part II

East Gujarat
The natural river flowing with clean water before
development activities with natural water cycle
Innovative technology and processes for waste water
treatment and reuse into villages up to 15,000
population.

Zone 2:
Part I:
Part II

West Gujarat
The sources of pollution in rivers
Innovative technology and processes for waste water
treatment and reuse into towns from 15,000 upto 50,000
population.

Zone 3:
Part I:
Part II

North Gujarat
Present arrangement for purifying the rivers
Innovative technology and processes for waste water
treatment and reuse into town from 50,000 upto
1,00,000 population.

Zone 4: South Gujarat

Part I:
Case studies of rivers purified by Innovative technology
of the world.
Part II
Innovative technology and processes for waste water
treatment for cities with existing pipe network.
Zone 5:
Part I:
Part II

Central Gujarat
Picture of river with fresh water flowing even after full
sustainable development
Innovative solution for new developing areas without
pipe network of city and net working with data bank of
suppliers, consultants, manufactures and service
providers in respective field of water management.

The engineering colleges desiring to participate will have to register

by contacting on following mobile / email on or before 30 Nov, 2014.
The colleges will have to complete local level competition on or
before 30th January,2015.

The zonal competition will have to be over and submit final result to
the organizing committee on or before 15th Feb, 2015.
The state level competition will be held during 1 st week of March,
2015.
For details contact:
1. Shashibhai Shah (Engineering Seva Trust)
(M): 9824351911, email: engineeringsevatrust@gmail.com
2. Harindra Pathak (Divya Seva Trust)
(M): 9825421722, email: divya.seva@gmail.com