Action plan to phase out consumption of HCFC is on track: Ramesh.Byline: ANI New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that India has developed a comprehensive Road Map and Action Plan to phase-out of production and consumption of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons hydrochlorofluorocarbons: see under chlorofluorocarbons. (HCFCs HCFCs: see chlorofluorocarbons. ) in various sectors. Addressing the gathering during the 15th International Ozone Day here Ramesh said: "The Government of India The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार [3]Bhārat Sarkār), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government has taken a number of policy measures, fiscal and regulatory, to encourage the early adoption of alternative technologies in this area by existing and new enterprises." Ramesh hailed the Montreal Protocol as the most successful international treaty to ever achieve universal participation. "At a time when the world is trying to solve the problem of climate change, the International Ozone Day provided a timely reminder of how international cooperation can help to solve major global environmental problems," Ramesh added. India is one of the first developing countries to join the Montreal Protocol and pledge its commitment to protect the Ozone Layer. As a part of the accelerated phase-out of CFCs, India has completely phased out the production and consumption of CFCs as on 1 August 2008, 17 months prior to the agreed schedule. Ramesh informed that over 97percent of controlled Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS (Operational Data Store) A database designed for queries on transactional data. An ODS is often an interim or staging area for a data warehouse, but differs in that its contents are updated in the course of business, whereas a data warehouse contains static data. ) have been phased out by the Montreal Protocol. "The end of 2009 will mark another significant milestone in the history of its implementation, with the use of potent ODSs -CFCs, Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC) and Halons halons: see under chlorofluorocarbons. , except pharmaceutical-grade CFCs used in the manufacture of Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) - being ceased completely," he said The CFCs required for manufacturing for MDIs used by Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. (COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD abbr. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ) patients are still available in India, a national transition strategy to phase them out by 2013 is currently under implementation. "The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank recently also launched the India: Chiller Energy Efficiency Project to accelerate the conversion of CFC-based chillers using new, more energy efficient technologies," Ramesh said. This year's theme for the ozone day was 'Universal participation - Ozone protection unifies the World.' (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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