ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS

O! Mankind, come let us contemplate,what is this miraculous substance that our

Lord with his ingenuity created.WATER is its name.

Out of this substance of wondergushes the nectar of life

“If we were to write a cheque to nature to cover the cost of our business activities, what would its value be?”

*ABOUT US

KAFMAR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLP

• Partnership firm owned by Mr. Caesar Fernandes and Mrs. Dizzy Fernandes, proprietors of Wooden Homes India.

• The name KAFMAR is conceived from the names of their children.

• Aims & Objectives:• Provide a clean environment for future

generations.• Give life to water bodies in Goa and be a part of

cleanliness drives in India (Swacchh Bharat campaign).

OUR PRINCIPLE & BELIEF OF CLEANING & RESTORATION

Give back Mother Nature more than what she has lost due to neglect, to the point where the final output is better than the original situation

WHAT WE DO & HOW?• Offer Holistic, practical, cost-effective and sustainable solutions

to the challenges found in water bodies left untouched over decades.

• Move towards complimenting the natural environment, adding to biodiversity and improving water quality.

• Motivate and encourage business community and government bodies to care for the nature and ensure it is sustainable for future generations.

• Involved in various activities with social responsibility.• Work hand in hand with naturists, environmentalists and

professionals. • Plan to take up projects on water, waste water management.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• Water bodies like lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, streams help circulate our planet’s water and provide important habitats to a variety of aquatic plants (Flora), aquatic animals (Fauna) and birds.

• Water is at the core of sustainable development and is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems and for human survival itself.

• Sadly, water bodies have always been a convenient place to dispose waste.

• Towns and cities flout all rules of environment safety standards

HAZARDS OF NOT TREATING SEWAGE WATER• Sewage water if not treated helps fast-growing weeds, reeds

and other grasses take over an entire water body very quickly• Invasive Weeds like Salvinia and Water Hyacinth grow dense,

reduce space, cause oxygen depletion, pose a threat to the native species.

• Weeds lead to flooding, as plastic and other garbage gets entangled in the roots which prevents water flow.

Water Hyacinth Weed Salvinia Weed

…contd.

• Siltation affects aquatic life & causes flooding.• Timely Interventions like de-weeding and de-silting are the

need of the hour.

OUR STATE OF THE ART AMPHIBIOUS MACHINE

mitigates all these problems

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MACHINE

WHAT IT CAN DO:• Weed cutting• Reed bed management• Reed harvesting• Pump dredging• Lake de-silting• Light piling

FEATURES:• Light weight• Hydraulic panolin oil –

eco-friendly• Ideal for lakes, ponds,

canals, creeks, rivers

*PROJECTS WE ARE PROUD OF

Sernabatim LakeColva, Goa

St. Inez Creek, Taleigao-Panaji, Goa

Near Thomas Garage, Sewage Treatment Plant (CCP)

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AFTER

CAMBRA BHAT

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AFTER

CAMBRA BHAT

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AFTER

• Generous voluntary contributions and social responsibility done by following corporates for cleaning the creek enabled us to successfully complete the process of de-weeding and garbage clearing at St Inez Creek.• Fisherman’s Wharf

• Kenkre Architects

• Kamat Constructions Pvt. Ltd

• Alcon Constructions

• Dukle Constructions

PARTNERS WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE

*ONGOING PROJECTS

DECCAN CHEMICALS (SYNGENTA)

Machine in operation

The lake filled with grass and weeds

The lake filled with Salvinia and Lotus weeds

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AFTER

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*MODEL PROJECTENLIVENING THE ST. INEZ

CREEK

We have done the basic cleaning. Now we are proposing comprehensive, achievable and practical solutions to revive and restore the creek.

Our vision of the St. Inez Creek

Today

THE RECOMMENDED PROCESS • Expert Committee

• Environment

• Infrastructure

• Sewage Treatment Plants

• Approvals and Finance

• Removal of Silt mixed with garbage

• Restoration of Embankments for the creek

• Plantation on Embankments

• Nets for Bridges along the Creek

• Floating Pontoons/Reed beds or Bioremediation

• Upkeep

• Sanitation facilities for the slum dwellings around Cambra Bhat

• Awareness Programme for the public, schools and slums

• Dry and Wet Garbage Collection Centres in Taleigao and Panaji

• Laboratory for testing water quality (physical, chemical and biological and monitoring STPs

• Silt flocculation and sedimentation.

• Echo sounding survey of the creek bed

• De-silting of the creek bed

• Tourism related activities.

*APPEAL TO YOU

• We urge you to adopt an area which requires cleaning and restoration.

• Your social responsibility towards reviving nature will go a long way in being an inspiration to the future generations.

WATER BODIES THAT NEED RESTORATION & REVIVAL

• ST. INEZ CREEK

• RIVER SAL

• VASCO LAKE

• CARAMBOLIM LAKE

• SAVOI-VEREM WATER BODIES

• CHANDOR CREEK

• CURTORIM LAKES

• COLVA CREEK

• NAVELIM-SINQUETIM WATER BODIES

• ASSOLNA WATER BODIES

• CALANGUTE WATER BODIES

• VERNA WATER BODIES

*BENEFITS TO PARTNERS

YOU GET POSITIVE PUBLICITY

• Highlight and publish the activities of Corporate Social Responsibilities of companies on the website www.csrtimes.com, meant for targeted readers and also Kafmar’s website www.kafmar.com .

• Advertise the activities by publishing in magazines, newspapers, TV advs.

• Awareness about the cause and contributions made by the corporates through CSR in & around the adopted area through hoardings, drawing competition by children, other activities etc.

CARBON OFFSETS & CSR

• Everyday actions consume energy and produce carbon emissions, such as driving, flying and heating buildings including pollution by industries.

• Carbon offsetting is used to compensate for these emissions by funding an equivalent carbon dioxide saving elsewhere.

• Aligning your carbon offsets with your company’s mission or overall corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.

• Philanthropic responsibilities is a part of CSR.• In this case engaging in projects to aid the environment,

revive and restore nature.

THANK YOU