The Indian Express 03.04.2013
MC seeks to learn from Lahore waste management
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is trying to learn new ways to
improve its solid waste management system from neighbouring Pakistan
whose three-member team is visiting the city.
The team is led by senior administrative officer Wasim Azmal
Chaudhary from Lahore Waste Management Company. A few days back, LMC
commissioner R K Verma had visited Lahore for the same purpose and
studied Lahore’s waste management system, which is considered to be the
best in Asia.
Talking to Ludhiana Newsline, A S Sekhon, incharge of health and
sanitation wing and joint commissioner, who held discussions with the
Pakistani delegation, said, “Both the tours were a kind of
experience-sharing platforms for India and Pakistan. We discussed
various aspects of solid waste management.”
On the highly efficient Lahore solid waste management system, he
said, “After our study, we have established that Lahore has excellently
implemented the mechanical sweeping system of washing the roads and use
of sprinklers. We are discussing the ways to improve the system here
too.”
The Pakistani team is in Punjab on an invitation by the Punjab
government. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday invited
the team to Jalalabad, and they would be going to other cities of
Punjab like Jalandhar and Amritsar in the coming days during their tour
till April 4.