The Hindu 03.02.2010
‘Accord high priority to solid waste management’
Special Correspondent
| Officials urged to ensure use of appropriate technology |
Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy 
Promoting conservation: Officials and elected representatives taking part in a workshop on solid waste management in Coonoor on Tuesday. —
Udhagamandalam: Many officials and elected representatives benefited from a workshop on ‘Management of Municipal Solid Waste and Plastic Wastes’ organized by the CPR Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) in association with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in Coonoor on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the workshop, the Chairperson, Panchayat Union, Coonoor, P.Lakshmi, said that high priority should be accorded to Solid Waste Management and tackling the plastic menace.
She added that officials should ensure that proper technology was adopted for waste management.
Scientist, Institute of Commercial Horticulture, V.S.Suganthi, stressed the importance of segregating municipal waste and added that suitable composting methods should be adopted.
The Assistant Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, R.Mathivanan, said that all should adhere to pollution control norms.
R.Bhaskar of the I.C.Centre for Governance, Coimbatore also spoke.
The Joint Director, CPREEC, P.Sudhakar welcomed the gathering.
