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LMC to take NGOs' help for managing waste

Thursday, 12 August 2010 11:22 administrator
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The Times of India  12.08.2010

LMC to take NGOs' help for managing waste

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to join hands with NGOs to settle issues related to solid waste management (SWM) in urban slums. This was decided at a meeting between representatives from the LMC and stakeholders from various NGOs at the corporation office on Wednesday.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, additional municipal commissioner, PK Srivastava said that LMC had limited resources while the population of the city had grown spirally. The skewed equations were letting important sanitation and development issues go unaddressed. "Knowing that public-private partnerships are a tested and reliable answer, we have decided to join hands with the NGOs,'' he said.

As a follow-up to the same, the LMC has asked 40-odd participating NGOs to provide LMC with the details of house-holds and populations. The NGOs will give an insight on the possibilities of initiating steps to manage the solid waste generated in slums.

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 11:24
 

Awareness on solid waste management kicks off

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:00 administrator
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The Times of India  10.08.2010

Awareness on solid waste management kicks off

 MANGALORE: As part of the continuing action plan, an awareness week on `Solid waste management' organized by the department of commerce, St Agnes College, kicked off at the college on Monday.

The executive committee members of the community awareness campaign on solid waste management (SWM) took oath and took out a rally inside the campus with banners and placards.

In the next one week, the members will organize several programmes connected with awareness on managing solid waste at the college. On Tuesday, there will be a paper bag making competition and on Wednesday, a video show on SWM. On Thursday, there will be an exhibition `Wealth from waste' and on Friday, a tableau on waste management.

Also, the value education hour will feature an awareness programme for degree students from Wednesday to Friday.

Devi Prabha Alva, staff coordinator, said waste management in urban areas was becoming unmanageable and there was a need to educate people about the importance of effective management of solid waste. She said that throwing garbage without any civic sense causes problem to human beings and animals.

She said the commerce students have taken this up as an extension activity. The programme had been inaugurated by city corporation commissioner Vijay Prakash on March 23, this year.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:03
 

Awareness campaign on solid waste management

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 06:58 administrator
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The Deccan Herald  10.08.2010

Awareness campaign on solid waste management

Mangalore: Aug 9, DHNS:

Taking note of the seriousness of solid waste disposal in urban set up, students of Department of Commerce, St Agnes College, Mangalore started a community awareness campaign on solid waste management. The programme was held as a part of the extension activity. The members of the Executive Committee took an oath.

The campaign was thrown open by St Agnes Principal Dr (Sr) Maria Prem D’Souza. The students took out a rally in the college premises, holding placards reading words like ‘recycle’, ‘reuse’, ‘reduce’, ‘replenish’, ‘prevent’, ‘prohibit’, ‘protect’ and ‘preserve’.

Community awareness campaign of the college on solid waste management was inaugurated by Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Dr Vijay Prakash on March 23. As a part of its continuing action plan, an awareness week on solid waste management is
being held by the Department from August 9 to 13.

As a part of the week long campaign, a paper bag making demonstration will be held on Tuesday, video show on solid waste management will be screened on Wednesday at the college auditorium. Wealth from waste-an exhibition will be held on Thursday and on Friday a tableau on waste management by the students will be staged at the college auditorium.  Similarly, one hour programmes on solid waste management will be held for I, II and III year B Com students during Value Education Classes during the week.

Staff co-ordinator Dr Devi Prabha Alva, student co-ordinator Anjali Rao among others were present.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 07:01
 
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