Clean tips for urban garbage

SM SHAHBAZ 4 June 2018 00:00 IST

Ashok Ghosh in the case of Sunday. Photo by Manoj Kumar

Patna: The city's waste will double over the next decade as the pace of urbanization multiplies and the effectiveness of the various agencies working for Patna's sustainable development will test, said Ashok Ghosh, President of Patna. Environmental Control Authority of Bihar State.

He spoke at a seminar on waste management organized by the Forum for Sustainable Development under the auspices of the state chapter of the Bihar Institution of Engineers (India), in order to find innovative ways for the sustainable development of the world. State in general and Patna in particular.

Ashok Ghosh, former professor at the Department of Environmental Studies and Water Management at AN University, explains that the city needs an efficient waste management infrastructure due to the massive accumulation of mixed waste in urban landscapes. urban per capita and per month and will increase in the coming years.

"In the meantime, most of the waste generated can be processed by scientific means, but due to the lack of knowledge about the separation of waste, the waste produced is not easily converted into energy, which is why waste facilities have to be created - from waste, waste to wealth do "

He emphasized the moral responsibility of people to clean their environment and said, "The problem of waste and pollution would not be addressed only at the governmental level." Any government initiative can succeed until people commit to intervene to keep their pollution clean. "

In a statement, Ghosh, director of the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan Research Center in Patna, accused the city's hospitals of mismanagement of the pharmaceutical waste that caused groundwater contamination in areas adjacent to medical facilities. cause the spread of infectious diseases. "Biomedical waste is endangering people's lives, so hospitals need to meet standards for effective disposal," says the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

He urged people to look for alternatives to plastic in their daily lives. When "Beat Plastic Pollution" cited the theme of World Environment Day 2018 on June 5, people were asked who did not choose to consume plastic to minimize the negative impact of plastic on the environment and the environment. human health

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