The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB),organized the third edition of Discussion Forum on Ecological Sustainability in the Industrial Region, on 31st July 2018 (Tuesday) at The Citi Residenci, Durgapur. The first edition of this programme was organized at Durgapur on 10th February 2017 and the second one was held in Haldia on 26th July 2017.

The objective of the Discussion Forum was to bring together the stakeholders of Durgapur – Asansol Industrial Belt, Policy Makers and Industry Leaders to brainstorm and share the best practices and cutting edge technologies to take forward the industrial development of the State with adequate fortification towards vulnerability of ecology.

The forum focused on :
• Air Pollution
• Plastic Waste Management
• Municipal Solid Waste Management
• Industry case studies on emissions and sustainability

Shri Dilip Kumar Agasty, Hon’ble Mayor, Durgapur Municipal Corporation graced the Inaugural Session. He stressed on creating public awareness on plastic waste and solid waste. He requested The Bengal Chamber to extend its support towards environmental sustainability in Durgapur. The Inaugural Session included formal Welcome Address and setting the agenda of the Forum by Mr. Aloke Mookherjea, Former President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board delivered the Keynote Address. Mr Jaiprakash Gupta, Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited also joined the inaugural session.

There were two Discussion Forums on “Waste Management New Tech Models – Solid Waste Management and Water Waste Management” and “Industrial case studies on emission and sustainability”.

Dr. Amit Ganguly, Principal Scientist ,CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute; Mr. Swachcha Majumdar, Principal Scientist ,Ceramic Membrane Division, CSIR- Central GLASS & Ceramic Research Institute; Mr. Milan K Mandal, Divisional Forest Officer, Durgapur; Mr Baij Nath Prasad, GM(Environment), Eastern Coalfields Limited and Mr. Jayabrata Mukherjee, Managing Director, GP Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd joined the first Discussion Forum which was chaired by Mr.Aloke Mookherjea, Former President, The Bengal Chamber.

Dr. Jayanta Moitra, Managing Director, EMTRC Consultants Pvt. Ltd; Prof. Satish Bal , Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur; Mr P K Panda, DGM, NTPC SAIL Power Corporation; Mr Haricharan, Assistant Manager – Safety, Philips Carbon Black Limited; Mr Arko Bose, Deputy Manager- Manufacturing, Philips Carbon Black Limited; Dr Apurba Ratan Ghosh, Professor, The University of Burdwan and Mr. Subhendu Bhattacherjee, Director, West Bengal Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association graced the second Discussion Forum, which was moderated by Mr. Anjan Fouzdar , Assistant Environment Engineer and In-charge, West Bengal Pollution Control Board.