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their workers but also seriously started affecting the marble used in the construction of nearby Taj Mahal. In those days one could easily see a yellow or pale colored sheen or film on the generally shining white marble of the Taj Mahal. After many studies, Govt. of India decided to close down all those dirty smoke emitting factories. Many did just that but not Mr. Jain's factory. Mr. Jain realized the damage his and other factories were doing. He started looking for alternatives. After some search he discovered that there was a gas pipe line about 15 miles from his plant. Working with the Gas Company he installed a gas supply line to his plant and used this gas to generate electricity which in turn fired his steel melting furnaces. This was a significant investment which he did on his own, thus nearly reducing all the pollution and acid rain casing elements. The net result was that not only his product scrap (defective parts in production) went down, productivity and quality significantly improved, on time delivery was much better and customers and the Govt. were all pleased. He got more orders from his customers and recouped back all the capital investment within a year. This was a win win situation for all. His was the only factory that survived, made more profit and left positive foot prints on the environment. Later on to reduce the footprints of pollution further, Mr. Jain completely switched to Electric Furnace to melt steel.
This is what I call Doing well by doing good.
I sincerely hope that Jains will equate pollution of environment with acts of serious himsa and realize that all species, from one- to five-sensed, including human beings,
"Every living being has a strong desire to live and we must respect this in our thoughts and actions.... Lord Mahavir"
Dr. Sulekh C. Jain currently serves as the Chairman and member of the Governing Council for the Inerntaional School for Jain Studies, North America; and previously served as President of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA). Dr. Jain also authored the book An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide, which can be accessed as an eBook free of charge on www. isjs.in. Email; scjain@earthlink.net
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