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Challenges for Effective Implementation of National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019


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1 Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center, Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, India
 

Compelled by the growing economy, India is extracting resources @ 1580 tonnes/acre, much higher than the world average of 450 tonnes/acre with a low recycling rate at 25% only. Together, economy and consumption patterns are expected to double the demand for materials from the current 7 billion tonnes by 2030, leading to several ecological and economic backlashes. To prevent such a situation, the Government of India has proposed a draft Resource Efficiency Policy and sought suggestions from stakeholders. This contribution aims for a wider dissemination of information about the Draft Policy and also suggestions by the authors for effective implementation of proposed policy.
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Authors

K. Lenin Babu
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center, Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, India
S. Jagadeesh
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center, Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, India

Abstract


Compelled by the growing economy, India is extracting resources @ 1580 tonnes/acre, much higher than the world average of 450 tonnes/acre with a low recycling rate at 25% only. Together, economy and consumption patterns are expected to double the demand for materials from the current 7 billion tonnes by 2030, leading to several ecological and economic backlashes. To prevent such a situation, the Government of India has proposed a draft Resource Efficiency Policy and sought suggestions from stakeholders. This contribution aims for a wider dissemination of information about the Draft Policy and also suggestions by the authors for effective implementation of proposed policy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi12%2F1941-1942