The Indian Express 04.04.2013
‘Waste management a trans-border issue’
The Pakistan delegation from Lahore, who have been travelling across
Punjab for the past three days, held a press meet Wednesday. The senior
administrative officer and head of delegation, Wasim Azmal Chaudhary,
said that ‘there is a lot of scope for improvement in the system of
waste disposal’. “Through mutual exchange, the waste management system
of Punjab can be made a a lot better,” he added.
Meanwhile, Chaudhary informed that waste in Lahore was managed by
mechanical sweepers provided by a Turkish firm, “A lot of laboru can be
saved by Ludhiana MC as one mechanical sweeper will work equal to 20
sweepers.”
“To avoid heaps of garbage lying here and there, the only simple
solution is to increase number of bins and containers and collection
vehicles,” said Chaudhary.
Chaudhary added that waste management was a trans-border issue
and positive vision of political heads from both nations can lead to
mutual benefit.
Laughing matter
During the interaction, Ludhiana Mayor Harcharan Singh Golbaria
got eyeballs rolling after he claimed ‘that the most industrially
polluted city of Ludhiana would be as clean as Chandigarh’.
The outburst occurred when Chaudhary was asked about a solution to congestion and pollution in Ludhiana.
Before Chaudhary could reply, Golbaria, seeing Ludhiana MC on the
backfoot, interrupted and said, “Just wait and watch. Ludhiana is
going to be as clean and green as Chandigarh,” setting off a wave of
laughter in the hall.