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Solar trees to light up parks in Kolkata

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The Bengal Government is taking a lot of initiatives to increase the share of renewable energy to the total power requirement of the state. Among renewable energy sources, solar energy is the leading contributor.

Now, the government is going for a new concept in solar lighting – solar tree. A solar tree is a set of solar panels bunched together like a tree, connected to a central pole. This type of ‘tree’ is going to be one of the crucial elements in making Kolkata an environment-friendly city. The first is going to be set up at a park in south Kolkata, and later on, would be set up across the state.

Each day, such a tree would be able to produce 5 kiloWatt (kW) of energy. Considering also the stylish object that it is, these would lead to both the saving of both money (from less use of conventional energy) and the beautification of landscapes.

Another advantage of the solar trees is that whereas panels to produce 5 kW energy would take up a space of 500 square feet (sq ft), whereas a solar tree producing the same amount of energy would take up an area of just 9 sq ft.

Each tree would have 20 solar panels, spread out like the branches on a tree. Each panel would produce 250 watt (w) of solar energy, leading to a total of 5000 w or 5 kW. The height of each tree would be 25 to 30 feet (ft). However, to enable easy maintenance, the panels would be put up in three layers at a height of 12 feet.

Initially the trees would be east-facing, but later on they would be made to rotate so that the panels move along with the sun from east to west, in order to capture the maximum amount of energy.

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has designed the solar trees. They are going to be made by a nationally licensed company.

In another related development, encouraged over the drastic 80 per cent fall in electricity bill at Deshapriya Park after the installation of solar-powered lights two years ago, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is all set to light up Jatin Das Park and Maddox Square with solar lights. The installations were inaugurated on October 24.

According to a KMC mayor-in-council member, the target is to cover all major parks with solar lights in a year or two. This will have great impact on the environment.

Source: Anandabazar Patrika

 

কলকাতার পার্কে এ বার বসছে সৌর গাছ

এত দিন সৌরবিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদনে সোলার প্যানেল দেখা যেত। এ বার সৌর গাছ দেখা যাবে রাজ্যে। একটি বৃক্ষ থেকে প্রতিদিন ৫ কিলোওয়াট বিদ্যুৎ মিলবে। শুধু আর্থিক সাশ্রয় নয়, গ্রিন সিটি গড়ার লক্ষ্যে এ ধরনের ‘সৌর গাছ’ শহরের পরিবেশ এবং সৌন্দর্যায়নে সহায়ক হবে। মডেল হিসাবে কলকাতায় প্রথম সৌর গাছটি বসানো হবে দক্ষিণ কলকাতার একটি পার্কে। এর সাফল্য দেখে রাজ্যের অন্যত্র তা বসানোর ব্যাপারে উদ্যোগী হবে বিদ্যুৎ দফতর।

কেমন হবে সৌর গাছ?

গাছে যেমন ডালপালা থাকে, ঠিক সেই ভাবে সৌর গাছে ২০টি সোলার প্যানেল যুক্ত থাকবে। প্রতিটি প্যানেল থেকে ২৫০ ওয়াট হিসেবে মোট ৫ কিলোওয়াট বিদ্যুৎ দৈনিক উৎপাদন ক্ষমতা থাকবে গাছের। একটি সৌর গাছের উচ্চতা হবে ২৫ থেকে ৩০ ফুট। তবে প্যানেলগুলি লাগানো থাকবে মাটি থেকে ১২ ফুট উপরে তিনটি স্তরে, যাতে গাছের গোড়ায় যে কোনও কাজ করা যায়।

 

সৌর গাছ বসানোয় সুবিধা কী?

বিশেষজ্ঞরা জানিয়েছেন ৫ কিলোওয়াট ক্ষমতা সম্পন্ন সোলার প্যানেল বসাতে কমপক্ষে ৫০০ বর্গফুট জায়গা লাগে। কিন্তু একই ক্ষমতাসম্পন্ন একটি সৌর গাছের জন্য প্রয়োজন মাত্র ৯ বর্গফুট জায়গা। তা ছাড়া গাছের আকারের কারণে দৃষ্টিনন্দনও হয়।

প্রসঙ্গত, দুবছর আগে সৌরবিদ্যুৎ চালিত আলো লাগিয়ে ও ব্যবহার করে দেশপ্রিয় পার্কের ইলেকট্রিক বিল কমেছে ৮০ শতাংশ। কলকাতা পুরসভা যতীন দাস পার্ক ও ম্যাডক্স স্কোয়ারে লাগিয়েছে এই আলো। মেয়র পারিষদ বলেন, আগামী ২ বছরের মধ্যে কলকাতার সকল বড় পার্কে এই আলো লাগানো হবে। এর ফলে পরিবেশে ভালো প্রভাব পড়বে।

Icons of music world honoured at Bangla Sangeet Mela inauguration

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated Bangla Sangeet Mela 2015-16 at Nazrul Mancha.

Like every year, the Chief Minister felicitated a galaxy of stars from the music world with Sangeet Samman for their contribution to the field. Apart from mainstream artists, folk artists were honoured too.

A special category of awards was created named after the iconic artists who defined the golden era of music, like Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Hemanta Mukhopdhyay, Salil Chowdhury, SD Barman, Pratima Bandyopadhyay, RD Barman, Firoza Begum and others. Some of the recipients under this category were Samir Khasnabis, Rupam Islam, Dillep Roy, Dilip Das, Subhomita, Aneek Dhar and Kartik Das Baul, Subhankar Banerjee, Suparno Kanti Ghosh, Rajib Banerjee.

Bishesh Sangeet Samman was awarded to Dwijen Mukhyopadhyay, Ajoy Chakraborty and Sandhya Mukherjee. Apart from them, Shantanu Moitra was honoured with Maha Sangeet Samman along with Mohammad Aziz, Kumar Bose, Shibaji Chattopadhyay, Sriradha Bandyopadhyay, Dileep Kumar Bose and fakir Alamgir. Nachiketa was given special Sangeet Samman.

 

Highlights of WB CM’s speech:

  • We are giving opportunities to new talent so that people may know about their art.
  • We have felicitated loksangeet and folk artists also. We consider ourselves proud.
  • Sangeet Mela 2015  will be held for the next 10 days over a range of venues where 5000 artists will participate.
  • My Adivasi brothers from Jangalmahal are here with dhamsa-madol. We also have our baul brothers and sisters.
  • Artists are very close to our heart. I always listen to music. Specially when I am travelling. Music brings a breath of fresh air in our lives.
  • Bengal is a land of immense talent. But our artists were ignored in the past.
  • In the last four years we have registered thousands of folk artists who will get monthly stipend and perform at govt functions.
  • Artists are our assets. One day Bengal’s culture will win over the world.
  • From 23 December, we will have Lok Sanskriti Utsav. On 23 December, we will have a beautiful cultural function on a ‘vajra’ at Lal Dighi in BBD Bag.
  • We are proud for being able to give a platform to our artists. One day Bengal will become the best.

 

About Bangla Sangeet Mela 2015

The festival, which launches various artistes and gives chance to new talent, will be held from December 15-21, 2015 at various auditoriums and open-air grounds in different parts of the city.

Performances will be held at Rabindra Sadan, Shishir Mancha, Fanibhushan Vidya Binod Jatra Mancha, Rabindra-Okakura Bhavan, Deshapriya Park, Rabindra Sadan Mukta Mancha, Madhusudan Mukta Mancha, Mohor Kunjo, Hedua Park and Princep Memorial.

Exhibitions on Lalon Fakir, Abbasuddin and Rajanikanta Sen will be on display at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshanshala from December 15-21, 2015.

The closing ceremony, an all-night event, will be held at Rabindra Sadan on December 21.

Kolkata parks to have India’s first carbon-neutral lighting

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The City of Joy is poised to become the first city in the country to have its public parks illuminated by an automated carbon-neutral solar lighting system, reducing the carbon footprint and electricity bills.

The new automated solar lighting system, first installed at Deshapriya Park on a trial basis, would now be extended to 28 other parks by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the custodian of the parks.

The unique part in this solar lighting system is that it is battery-less and connected with the power grid. An automatic control system has been put in place and the lights will be switched on automatically after evening and switched off in the morning.

The pilot project began earlier this year with Deshapriya Park where they have installed 50 solar electric posts having 180 Watt solar panels with LED lights. Earlier the electricity bill used to be Rs 17,000, but now it has come down drastically to less than Rs 2,000. That is 90 per cent savings. With this technology parks can be made 95 per cent carbon-neutral.

Parks under consideration for the project include prominent ones like Md Ali Park, College Square, Maddox Square and Subhas Sarobar Park.

When implemented, the project would result in monthly savings of lakhs of rupees in electricity bills, KMC MMIC Debashis Kumar said.

The system would also be useful for deployment in street lighting system as well as those on highways.

Kolkata to get solar grid soon

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Kolkata is set to be lit up by the sun after dusk after a successful three-month pilot project at Deshapriya Park boosted the confidence of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities and plans are being made to install solar panels in street lights across the city and connect them to the main conventional power grid that runs Kolkata and its suburbs.

Clean and green power

The exercise, once complete, will reduce the dependence on electricity to a great extent and also help people breathe better quality air — with lesser amounts of the deadly carbon emissions. Above all, the initiative will help the cash-strapped KMC to save crores of rupees.

The changeover will be equivalent to planting around 600 fully grown trees within the city at one go, or stop adding nearly 7,000 kilos of carbon dioxide every hour to the air we breathe. Carbon dioxide, a green house gas, is one of the major reasons behind global warming.

Solar Pilot Project

The pilot project involved 50 solar panels — installed on street lamps at Deshapriya Park in South Kolkata three months ago. It was a first of its kind experiment in India where grid-connected street lamps were using solar panels to light up roads. All solar street lighting systems that are there in the country, including in Kolkata, are battery-operated and have no connection to the grid, unlike the new system. As far as installing solar panels in street lamps across the city is concerned, a concept note has been prepared and discussions are on..

The note has been prepared by experts of KMC, CESC and a private body, which is approved by the Union government and was awarded the Green Oscar in 2004.

The project was launched in February with funds from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited. The street lights were fitted with ‘intelligent controllers’ which help the LED light to use only that much power that has been generated throughout the day or less than that. The surplus, if any, will be routed to the conventional power grid and a record of the amount of power transferred would be kept for future reference.

Alternative sources of energy

A bright sunny day in May is expected to generate 1 kilowatt of electricity. The ‘intelligent controller’ will ensure that the LED bulb uses a maximum of 1 kilowatt or less, with the extra power being sent to the grid.

On a cloudy day, when there is less sunlight, the street lamp can draw power from the grid, because it had deposited the extra power it generated to the grid on a sunny day. In other words, it will be somewhat like a bank account: You can withdraw only as much as you deposit.

Street lights in Kolkata consume around 10 MW of electricity every hour. As this power comes from the burning of coal in our thermal power plants, at least 7,000 kilos of carbon dioxide are emitted to the atmosphere every hour to light up Kolkata. If the power is shifted to solar, this can be stopped to a great extent, if not entirely.

KMC Election 2015 Campaign: Kasba, Ballygunge and Lake areas

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Members of AITC Digital Desk tool a sneak peek at the campaigns for the Kolkata Municipal Election, 2015, by All Indian Trinamool Congress at Ward Nos 67, 68, 85, 86, 87, 90 and 107 within Boroughs VII, VIII and XII.

Campaign by Trinamool Congress in these areas has been based on the numerous developmental works including beautification of the areas.
Ward No 67 Candidate: Bijan Mukherjee

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Banner campaign of Bijan Mukherjee at Ward no 67

The Ward lies bounded by the Picnic Garden Road in the north, Banku Behari Chatterjee Road and Rajkrishna Chatterjee Road in the south, Rajkrishna Chatterjee Road and a line drawn on the eastern edge of Kasba Mauza and of Laskarhat Mauza in the east and Eastern Railway tracks in the west.

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Graffiti campaign of Bijan Mukherjee at Ward no 67

The campaigning in this Ward in mainly based on providing water supply, garbage removal, anti-mosquito measures and slum de3velopment. Measures taken by the present councilor have not been proved to be effective, so the people of the ward will seek for change and elect the Trinamool candidate.

 

Ward No 68 Candidate: Sudharshana Mukherjee

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Road show of Sudharshana Mukherjee at Ward No 68

The Ward lies bounded by the Bondel Road in the north, Ballygunge Station Road, Fern Road and Kankulia Road in the south, Eastern Railway tracks and Kankulia Road in the east and Gariahat Road and Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue in the west.

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Graffiti campaign of Sudharshana Mukherjee at Ward No 68

Gariahat and adjoining areas have seen rapid development in this Ward. From public urinals to compactor stations, well lit-up roads to water supply, utilities have been provided to the satisfaction of the citizens in this Ward.

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Compactor Station at Ward No 68

The Gariahat market and the roads adjoining Bijan Setu are now clean and devoid of bad odours.

 

Ward No 85 Candidate: Debasish Kumar

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Banner campaign of Debashis Kumar at Ward No 85

The Ward lies bounded by the Hazra Road and Dover Lane in the north, Rashbehari Avenue in the south, Garcha 1st Lane, Dover Terrace connecting Garcha 1st Lane, Dover Lane and Ramani Chatterjee Road in the east and Sarat Bose Road in the west.

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Renovated Triangular Park in Borough VIII

One of the best maintained wards in south Kolkata, the ward has all the necessary civic facilities in place. Proper water supply, well lit-up roads, public urinals, parks for children and cleanliness all over.

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Cleaning Kolkata is on even during the mid-day in Borough VIII

This ward houses Trinagular Park (Sarat Udyan) and Deshapriya Park, both of which are not attractions of south Kolkata.

 

Ward No 86 Candidate: Suma Naskar

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Banner campaign of Suma Naskar at Ward No 86

The Ward lies bounded by the Hazra Road and Rashbehari Avenue in the north, Dover Lane and Dr. Meghnad Saha Sarani in the south, Gariahat Road in the east and Lake View Road, Ramani Chatterjee Road, Dover Lane Terrace Connecting Dover Lane and Garcha 1st Lane in the west.

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Kiosk supplying cold water at Ward No 86

The area around Garcha and Dover Road has seen tremendous works under Trinamool Congress. The areas are cleaned at regular intervals, trees planted and maintained, water supply is steady and other civic utilities are in place and accessible.

This ward is green and has utilities like kiosks supplying cold water to the citizens at junctures.

 

Ward No 87 Candidate: Tanima Chatterjee

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Banner campaign of Tanima Chatterjee at Ward No 86

The Ward lies bounded by the Rashbehari Avenue in the north, Eastern Railway tracks in the south, Sarat Bose Road and Baroj Road in the east and Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road in the west.

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Door-to-door campaign of Tanima Chatterjee at Ward No 87

Ward 87 is a model ward that houses half of the Rabindra Sarobar area. Public urinals, street side gardens, boulevard gardens, children’s’ park, water supply, cleanliness, this ward can boast of all necessities being provided.

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Statues, High Masts at Ward No 87

Tanima di, the present councilor and the AITC candidate is always accessible. She visits the ward every day, takes stock of anything that arises and tries to solve them on spot. When asked what was the next level of development for a ward that have it all, she said that she will continue providing what she has been doing with equal vigour. She also has some plans for the street dwellers and their rehabilitation.

 

Ward No 90 Candidate: Baiswanar Chatterjee

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Banner campaign of Baiswanar Chatterjee at Ward No 90

The Ward lies bounded by the Rashbehari Avenue, Dr. Meghnad Saha Sarani, Kankulia Road, Fern Road and Ballygunge Station Road in the north, Eastern Railway tracks in the south, Eastern Railway tracks and Lake View Road in the east and Kankulia Road, Boroj Road and Sarat Bose Road in the west.

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Street-corner campaign meeting at Ward No 90

Ward 90 houses the other half of Rabindra Sarobar. This Ward is the pride of south Kolkata. Rabindra Sarobar, decades back, was avoided for its notoriousness. After Trinamool came in charge of the ward, measures were taken to make this place beautiful and safe.

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Greenery maintained at Ward No 90

 

The last five years saw tremendous works going on in this area, transforming Rabindra Sarobar from hell to heaven. One can see policemen keeping vigil inside Rabindra Sarobar at late evenings, as late as 10 PM. Now, evening walks are possible here without any threat to public safety.

 

Ward No 107 Candidate: Sushanta Ghosh

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Graffiti campaign at Ward No 107

The Ward lies bounded by the northern boundary of Nonadanga mauza and Rajdanga Road in the north, Haltu Main Road, Kayasthapara Main Road, P. Mazumder Road, and the Canal in the south, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in the east and Kasba Road, a Pucca Road and a line Drawn on the eastern edge of Kasba Mauza and Laskarhat Mauza and Nonadanga Mauza in the west.

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Sushanta Ghosh at campaign office in Ward No 107

Kasba, under Sushanta Ghosh has seen tremendous upliftment in Ward No 107. Our main achievement in the last five years have been successfully supplying water to all the people of this ward, said Sushanta da, while working out the last minute campaign plans in his ward office. Our plan for the next five years is to provide the daily needed civic service to all the people without any interruption and serve them, he said.

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Compactor station at Ward No 107

Besides water supply, this part of Kasba is now cleaner and greener with compactor stations, well maintained public washrooms in place.

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Roads decorated with AITC colours at Ward No 107

Parks in Kolkata get a new look, courtesy KMC

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This is the first time that any Chief Minister has thought about a green Kolkata, a beautiful Kolkata. As a result of the special interest shown by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, beautification of parks and gardens have got equal importance as any other work, like drainage, garbage clearance, roads and street lighting.

The construction and maintenance of squares, roadside gardens and median strips, and the riverfront beautification of Ganga – these comprise the biggest contributions of KMC to the city.

In 2010, Mamata Banerjee conceived the idea of Ganga Riverfront beautification. As a result, the 5 km stretch along the banks of river Ganga has been beautified, and barges, cranes and payloaders are now used during immersions of idols. For trimming trees, each Borough has been allotted a hydraulic ladder.

CCTV cameras have been installed at Elliot Park on a pilot basis for the security of the park visitors as well as for the proper maintenance of the park. 3000 CCTV cameras are going to be set up in the 144 wards across Kolkata.

Another major initiative has been the use of solar energy to light up street lamps in Deshapriya Park. This is a first in Kolkata which would reduce the usage of electricity and would also lead to reduction in carbon emission in the atmosphere.

The Goalz Project, a joint venture amongst the British Council, Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation, is running football training centres in Kolkata. A swimming pool of international standards and a sports training centre has been constructed at Deshbandhu Park. The work of the Department of Parks and Squares, Kolkata Municipal Corporation has made the citizens proud of their city.

Green Energy for the City Lights

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In a constant effort to serve the public in the best possible way, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation takes another innovative step. As part of its multi-faceted, eco-friendly initiative, KMC has launched the country’s first ‘battery less, carbon neutral Solar Street Lights at one of the city’s favourite public place, the Deshapriya Park.

In the august presence of Sri Manish Gupta, Hon’ble MIC Power & Non-conventional Energy and other eminent personalities, Mayor Sovan Chatterjee inaugurated the path breaking project on 12th February, 2015.

Fifty solar electric posts have been set up at Deshapriya Park each of which will have an 180-watt LED based panel that is equivalent of 400 watts of sodium vapour electricity.

The solar panels will help generate electricity throughout the day and the generated power will be put into the grid. The LEDs will be lighted up with the generated power in the night. An automatic control system has been put in place and the lights will be switched on automatically after evening. It will be a carbon-neutral lighting. This project has been made with an estimated cost of Rs 40 lakh and is expected to bring down electricity bills for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.