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Ajoy Ku. ShroffPramod K Patnaik

Bibhu Prasad MohantyPrasant Kumar SahuDr. Jharana Mishra

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FORTNIGHTLYVolume-134 16th September 2010

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happenings as per the predictionsmade thousands of years back by thePANCHA SAKHA (five friends). Hesaid that more than 90 percent of thedisasters are happening in the eastregion and that was what predicted inMALIKA.

In the year 1930 the area ofSatabhaya was 320 sq km and in 2000it got reduced to 120 sq km becauseof massive felling of the mangrove(hentala bana). For such man mademistakes, coastal belt stretchingacross 482 kms in Orissa is becomingvulnerable to the natural disasters,Prof Mishra commented.

He also cited the result of differentinternational submits from 1972 to tilldate. There was lot of discussions fora clean and green earth including

reduction of green house gas (GHG).But the developed nations inparticular didn't obey it. And therewas nothing in the place that what willhappen to those who don't obey theresolutions passed by them, he said.

"However, in a significantdevelopment in the 2009 Copenhagensubmit, the voices of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)were heard for the first time," heinformed.

Citing all these, Prof. Mishra at theend said: "You people are the hope."When we have got a weak voiceinternationally, but we should dothings that are required locally. "Thatwill also be a remarkable achievementto counter Global Warming and in thisrespect India can be the torch bearer,"Prof Mishra hoped.

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Seminar on Global Warming Showsthe Way for Solution

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Global warming that has becomea burning chapter world over also isa matter of concern for all of us.Mostly the developing nations are thevictim of this new menace due theconspiracy and evil intention of thedeveloped nations. To find a solutionand how to beat it locally, 'BISWA'organized a seminar in its officepremises with Prof. Arta BandhuMishra the retired professor of LifeScience Department in SambalpurUniversity and Prof. Prakash ChandraSwain the head of the department

(HoD) of Civil Engineering in VeerSurendra Sai University ofTechnology (VSSUT) Burla. Mr. K.C. Malick the Chairman of BISWApresided over the meeting wherehundreds of staffs were present andlistened to the eminent speakers withall interest.

At the beginning, the PRO Mr P KPatnaik gave the gloomy picture of thecurrent occurrences that are quiteabnormal ones and unseen in theliving memory. He started with the

Bhubaneswar in her address duringthe technical session highlighted theissues related to youths on context ofthe current scenario.

Mr Hrushikesh from Associationfor Stimulating Knowhow (ASK),New Delhi spoke on sustainabledevelopment with a case study onKeonjhar District. Is Keonjharheading towards sustainabledevelopment, was the question askedafter giving many startling facts on thedistrict. The concept of 'inclusivegrowth' was also discussed.

Mr. Sujit Mohapatra, BakulFoundation Bhubaneswar presentedon - 'A successful story of youthparticipation and volunteering inBhubaneswar.' He showed manypictures of their works in the capitalemphasizing the concept of'volunteerism'. Wall paintings, StreetShow, Tree man, gifting saplings on

birthdays, library for small children,plantat ion etc are their majoractivities, Mr Mahapatra informed.

However, it was a great momentfor 'BISWA' that everyone presentcouldn't but praised the efforts of'BISWA' in bring socio-economicdevelopment for equality. They gotalso astonished looking at themultifarious activities taken up by theorganization for development of thepoor and downtrodden that is unseenin many other NGOs.

Mr Graziano, EU representativefrom Italy discussed on promoting"Youth Active Citizenship"Different games were organized forthe participants to promote activecitizenship. To showcase the cultureand heritage of Orissa to the youthsgathered from the different parts ofthe world, various culturalprogrammes like Odissi, moderndance, gotipua, Sambalpuri, Dalkhaiwere performed.

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EditorialGLOBAL WARNINGGlobal Warming is a burning issue

now everywhere. Even people withouthaving much technical of scientificknowledge know Global Warming anddiscuss it. This is no doubt a goodindication. They also feel its impact intheir day to day lives. No rain, scantyrain or excessive rain is said to theimpact of Global Warming. Similarly,winter having no cold and summertouching 480 C are also attributed to bethe impacts of Global Warming.Abnormal beheviour in animals are seenby far. It need not be explained whatcatastrophic impact this problem willcause particularly to the areas acrossthe coast lines. But we must all do ourbest to beat it.

We have people who have gottraditional knowledge to solve manycrises. We must utilize their knowledgeand expertise to uphold a balance.Similarly, we can do to minimize themenace by saving water, keeping theenvironment clean and green, plantingat least few trees on individual effort.

No doubt the developed nations areplaying foul roles. But without blamingthem always, we must do what maximumwe can to save the environment. Thiswould be best means for meeting theproblem. 'Global Warming' must bealways within our mind as a 'GlobalWarning' and we must behaveaccordingly.

example of our neighbouringPakistan where in a catastrophicflood around 1600 people died, 12millions of people had beenseverely affected and 6 lakh houseswere totally perished. In Chinaalso 4,000 people died in flood.Russia witnessed 38o C - thehighest temperature during last130 years. New York also bakedin a thick tropical heat andhumidity this year, informed MrPatnaik.

Casting light on our homeland,he narrated the bitter experience ofmud flow due to the cloud burst inLeh of J&K that claimed 160 livesand rendered many homeless."From smoke choked Russia towater soaked Pakistan and China,the earth seems to be goingthrough a midsummer nightmare.No doubt it is the sign of troublingclimate change already underway," Mr Patnaik said andappealed not only to discuss theevents but also to suggest solutionsto curb the crisis as it is India thatcould show the way to the WorldCommunity to beat GlobalWarming.

Prof Prakash Chandra Swain ofVSS UT started his speech withpractical experience in the winter."One or two blankets arecomfortable enough during winterto prevent cold. But if we coverup our body with more blankets -say 5-10 - it will be unbearable andwe will feel like the experience ofsummer," said Prof Swain. Samething has happened to our motherearth. The blankets of CO2 gas overthe atmosphere are not allowingheat to radiate and that is causing

Global Warming. And it is high timeto minimize the quantum of this CO2

Gas to get rid of the Global Warming,Prof Swain suggested.

He quoted Mahatma Gandhisaying-"The world is full of reservesto meet your need, but not sufficientenough for your greed." He citied thispointing fingers towards the greed andconspiracy of the 'developed nations'who are primarily responsible forincreasing the quantum of CO2 andCFC gases in the atmosphere and forwhom the whole world is going tosuffer.

We can't avoid development.Power plants, burning of fossil fueland so many other activities that aredirectly linked with environmentalproblems are necessary. But when wemanipulate things, there starts theproblems of environment. He told thisciting the example of closing of ESPby different plants around us duringthe night time to save electricityconsumption. But at the same time itdamages our atmosphere and theblanket of CO2 and several otherenvironmental hazards are caused,Prof Swain made clear.

He further lamented thatinternational protocols for protectionof environment world wide are notobeyed. There is division among thedeveloped and the developing nationsbut this is adding to the problem ofGlobal Warming instead ofminimizing it or bringing anysolution. When the river water inEuropean countries is better than thefilter water of our country, why can'twe reach that standard, he asked.Hence, individuals have also a vitalrole in playing for Global Warmingsolution, he opined. The environmentstarts with mind. Hence, "Clean to

mind - Green the Earth" should be theslogan, Mr Swain said. He also cameforward with many valuablesuggestions from engineering point ofview to confront this menace.

Prof Arta Bandhu Mishra was verypragmatic in his hour long speech.Prof Mishra said that climate changeis a natural process and it has beenchanging since last 400 million years.But the difference is that in those daysthe climate was getting changed itself,but at present it is 'we' who force toget it changed. "Human activitieshave done enough to change theclimate in a negative direction" ProfMishra said.

Increase or decrease of CO2 was awave like graph in the past. But atpresent, it is moving only in upwarddirection, Prof Mishra said throughpictorial presentations. "We had 120numbers of 'rainy days' few decadesback, but at present the number ofrainy days have been reduced to just55 days i.e. 50 percent less than thenormal rainy days" Prof Mishrainformed.

Prof Mishra said that the famouspoet of Orissa Gangadhar Meherduring his life time found the Biswa(World) full of divinity, a place asgood as heaven, full of sweet andhappiness and hence wrote 'BiswaDekha Madhumaya.' But if he wouldhave been alive now he must havewritten 'Biswa Dekha Bisamaya' (theworld is full of poison or negativevalues), said Prof Mishrasarcastically. He told this looking atthe unbridled pollution everywhere inthe country, at our door step and alsothe world over.

Prof Mishra also cited from theMALIKA and justified how there are

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BISWA’s participation inInternational Youth Day

As part of social obligation,'BISWA' took active part in thecelebration of InternationalYouth Day celebrated atBhubaneswar on August 12,2010. Miss Madhumita PrasadDeputy Manager NaturalResource Management of'BISWA' participated and spokeon the subject. Mainly thespeakers highlighted the issue of- "Youth & Women- Dialogueand Mutual Understanding forSustainable Development."

Dr. M. R. Mishra, NationalCoordinator, Euro Asia YouthNetwork & JRP inaugurated themeeting where Mr SoumyaRanjan Patnaik former Memberof Parliament and Editor of TheSambad was the chief speaker.While appealing the youthspresent from different parts ofthe world, Mr Patnaik called fora greater participation of theyouths in national andinternational affairs so that timeahead would be smooth andpeaceful for the futuregeneration. He also narratedstories and incident of hispersonal life.

Mr Surendranath NayakDeputy Chairman, StatePlanning Board and formerMinister of Agriculture, Govt. ofOrissa spoke on variouschallenges faced by the peoplein rural areas and called forgreater involvement in grass rootlevel.

Miss. Angela Martinez,Centre for European Studies and

Initiat ives (CESIE), Italypresented on "Tools for EqualSustainable Development"which was an overview of aninternational project. Womenand their role in politics werediscussed. She discussed on aunique concept of the Italianparliament called 'Quote Rose'which is a special system in theItalian Parliament forreservation of women and taxsystem if at all it is violated. .

Miss Madhumita Prasad -deputy manager of NaturalResource Management madepresentation on "BISWA'sperspective of SustainableDevelopment". She spoke, indetails, all aspects of 'BISWA' ingeneral with special emphasison women empowermentthrough SHGs, microenterprise,health, water and sanitation,education, renewable energy,climate change etc.

Mrs Mamata from School ofwomen Studies, UtkalUniversity conducted aninteractive session on'feminism and livelihood'opportunities in Orissa. About30 students from the departmentwere present in the gathering.

The session was followed byan open discussion on all thepresentations made. Questionswere asked by the participantsas well as remarks were madeby the chairperson.

Miss Jenny GevelaProgramme Advisor, JeevanRekha Parishad (JRP),

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