The growing urbanisation has acquired a new dimension which needs to
be addressed with a sense of urgency, governor ESL Narasimhan has said.
The challenge posed by waste management of our city scapes by no means
is a simple one.

Participating in the concluding session of the
fourth International Conference on Solid Waste Management at Acharya NG
Ranga Agricultural University here on Thursday, he said that the
challenge posed to the administrators is how to keep the cities from
becoming dysfunctional and continue to nurture them.

‘’We are in
the midst of a consumerist world and with increasing levels of
prosperity consumption is seen as a natural entitlement. At the end of
the day growing consumption results in growing wastes, effluents as well
as a rare degree of efficiency to clean up. Unused wastes turn toxic in
no time and degrade the environment. This impacts our well being,” he
said.

Urban areas and neighbourhoods should take responsiblity of
their environment and communities should invest their concern as well as
time to improve their neighbourhoods without which lasting and durable
improvements can’t be guaranteed. Municipal administration minister M
Maheedhar Reddy urged all the stakeholders to put this knowledge into
action which includes our own MAUD department.