The Hindu 20.11.2009
The onus is on people to ensure cleanliness: official
Special Correspondent
| Workshop on solid waste management inaugurated |
SOUND ADVICE: Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey inaugurating a workshop on solid waste management in Shimoga on Thursday.
SHIMOGA: Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey said here on Thursday that it was the responsibility of every enlightened citizen to maintain cleanliness in every part of the city.
He was inaugurating a workshop on solid waste management organised jointly by the State Urban Development Organisation of Mysore and the District Training Institute.
He said that the disposal of solid waste should be taken up in such a way that it did not cause any harm to the environment.
He suggested that the process of disposal of solid waste should start from every house and those who neglected it should be penalised. He asked the municipal authorities to create awareness through various programmes about the need to keep cities clean.
Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University B.S. Sherigara, who was the chief guest, said that there was a need to make Shimoga a model district by taking up the proper disposal of solid waste by the municipal bodies.
He said that if cleanliness was visible in Tirthahalli town in Shimoga district and Koppa town in Chikmagalur, it appeared to be because of the efficient management of solid waste material by the local bodies there.
He said that most of the countries had introduced several measures to treat solid waste material both in the houses and hotels.
Prof. Sherigara said that a plant had been set up on the university campus to treat effluents from hostels and use them for vermi-culture.
Secretary of National Education Society S.V. Thimmaiah said that it was wrong to think that disposal of garbage was the responsibility of the civic bodies alone and observed that the cleaning exercise could be taken up efficiently if voluntary organisations joined hands with the civic bodies.
Vice-President of the City Municipal Council Lakshamma Sannappa presided over the function.
Convener of the State Urban Development Organisation V. Jagannath spoke on the objective of holding the workshop. Principal of the District Training Institute Nagaraj welcomed the gathering. Municipal Engineer Manukumar proposed a vote of thanks.
