this will be an extremely significant study if executed well.. this also has
the potential to contribute in raising public awareness about environmental
issues.. India, specifically Assam needs some serious efforts in these lines..
Nava Thakuria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear friends,
Here is a news item for your information.
Regards,
Nava Thakuria,
Secretary,
Guwahati Press Club,
Guwahati-781001
Journalists to study garbage management in Guwahati
Guwahati: Guwahati Press Club has decided to study the problem of garbage
management in the largest city of Northeast with special reference to
bio-medical wastes. This is a known fact that Guwahati, the crowded city houses
nearly 20,00,000 residents and the city produces hundred thousand kgs of
garbage everyday. More over, the city has emerged as a health care hub for the
state as well as for the seven neighbouring states serving more than three
crore people. One can easily imagine the quantity of hazardous bio-medical
wastes that the hospitals and pathological labs produce in a single day.
But unfortunately enough, the city does not have an adequate modern system
to deal with the situation. Though the Ministry of Environment and Forests
(GoI) issued Municipal Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules in 2000, the
present state of garbage management system in Guwahati is not able to cope-up
with the need of the time.
The study will cover all aspects of garbage management in the city. A group
of journalists will take the initiative and finally compile a comprehensive
report in English on the issue. Interested journalists (must be Guwahati
based), are requested to contact the secretary, Guwahati Press Club (e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) on or before May 31, 2008
