Telangana Pollution Control Board celebrated World Ozone Day

Hyderabad, Sept 16: In the wake of World Ozone Day, Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has organized World Ozone Day lecture series With an aim to spread awareness of the depletion of ozone layer, here on Saturday.

The environmental experts and Academicians were invited to present lectures on the depletion of ozone layer, Montreal Protocol, ozone-depleting substances and alternative technologies.

"This week marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol and we are celebrating it to once again to remind ourselves of the responsibility to preserve and protect it," N Raveendher, former environment scientist, TSPCB said.

If the current efforts were continued, it is estimated that by 2035, the hole formed on the ozone layer would be recovered completely, he said.



In her lecture on ozone-depleting substances and alternative technologies, Professor V Himabindu, Center for Environment, Institute of Science and Technology, JNTU said the HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) were widely being used in the refrigeration, foam, solvent, aerosol and fire fighting sectors as a transitional substance to substitute CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) that destroy the ozone layer.

"Ozone constitutes a very small part of our atmosphere, but its presence is nevertheless vital to the well-being of every living being on this earth," she said.