Environment context of management Of Woolen carpet Industry Prepared by Avisek Shrestha Shakti Majhi Fura Chheten Sherpa

2. Environment context of
management
Of
Woolen carpet Industry
Prepared by
Avisek Shrestha
Shakti Majhi
Fura Chheten Sherpa
Date:2074/12/26
Submitted to
Deepak Raj Johsi
New Millennium College
Sukedhara ,Kathmandu

3. Contents
 Introduction
 Environmental effects
& consequences
 Causes of problems
 Recommendations

4. History
The art of carpet weaving is an old tradition in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal,
especially in the mountainous region of the country.
Radi, Pakhi, Bakkhu, Darhi are well-known products produced in this region. The
marketing of those products is confined only to the domestic market.
The development of an export quality carpet was initiated with the influx of
Tibetan refugees in the early sixties.
The year 1960 can be regarded as the historic year for the commercial production
of the carpet in the kingdom of Nepal.
In 1962, Nepal launched the commercial shipment of the carpet with a sample
consignment to Zurich, Switzerland.

5. # Nepali carpet sector in one of the major
economic contributor of Nepal
# It is the second highest exported product of
Nepal
# There are more than 400000 people work daily

6. 95% of Nepali Carpet industry
are located only in Kathmandu
valley
Only the 5% of industry
are located outside of
valley

7. This case study is based on woolen carpet
industry located between Chabahil and Jorpati
area .

8. They use rice husk for energy generation which
envelopes most of the area in black clouds of
smoke .
The water discharge by these industries has
polluted the Baghmati river .
Local people have become victims of various
disease such as eye burn ,cough ,voice choking
,allergies etc.
Current situation

9. Washing
and
drying
wool
Dyeing
and
coloring
warping
Trimming
and
washing
Quality
checking
and
marketing
Process

10. The major Environmental Problems
Water
pollution
Air pollution

11. Here I have divide the causes in three different types
•Managerial causes
# Short run oriented goal without considering long term environmental
impact
# Wrong selection of place
• Technological causes
# Lack of investment on energy saving and improved technology
# Lack of proper wastewater treatment ,recycle or reusing facilities
# Over uses of comical
•Social or legal cause
# Poor piping system
# Government negligence
# Lack of social awareness

12. •Environmental effect
# Environmental imbalance
# Effect on water spaces
# Health problems
# Shortage of water
•Social or cultural effect
# Negative effect on heritage sides

13. Recommendations Related to Process Modification
#Control water loss due to overflow of water
reserves tanks
#Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Wastewater
# Improve Washing Procedure
#Reduce, Reuse and Recovery of Chemicals
#Establish Laboratory
#Maintain the piping system regularly

14. #Decentralize Industries
#Form Waste Exchange Network
#Conduct product life cycle assessment (LCA)
#Provide Incentives and Rewards

15. As more than 90% of the carpet industries are located inside
the Kathmandu valley, the existing number of industries inside
the valley have already shown severe resource, space and
infrastructure constraints. Government and industrialists should
start decentralizing this sector.
BIDE has numerous industries such as sheet metal, iron, battery,
chemical fertilizer ,etc. Since 90% of carpet industries are situated in
Kathmandu, these industries can reap the benefit by forming a waste
exchange network with BIDE and exchanging wastes. Waste generated by
one industry may be a valuable raw material for another.

16. a technique to assess
environmental impacts
associated with all the stages
of a product's life from raw
material extraction through
materials processing,
manufacture, distribution,
use, repair and maintenance,
and disposal or recycling

17. Government should provide tax incentives to industries that
implement pollution prevention strategies

18. 1. Nepalese carpets are mostly exported to the Western nations
that have highly stringent standards. In order to show
environmental stewardship and improve the image in the
Western nations, Nepalese disposal standards need to be
revised
2. Since pollution prevention techniques have been already tried
with successful outcomes in different parts of the world,
Nepal's carpet sector can also implement such methodologies
to improve the current situation .Furthermore, the government
should also play an important role in enforcing environmental
regulations

19. 1. www.tepc.gov.np
2. www.mof.gov.np