Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: "We The Human" - Forum for Nature & Mankind held seminar and debate competition at auditorium hall of the Government College for Women Parade Ground Jammu. Prof Sadiq Nargal Pioneer in Food Processing, who retired as senior scientist & Professor from the SKUAST, was the chief guest. R S Jasrotia, CCF (Retd) and Nirmal Gupta President Rotary Club Jammu Astha were guests of honour. The function was presided over by Professor Hemla Aggarwal Principal of the College. Apart from the Chief Guest and guests of Honour, a gathering of more than three hundred college students were addressed by senior resource persons of the trust Lalit Sharma, Adl PCCF (Retd), Prem Singh an Octogenarian, (Retd) Justice Y S Manhas and Anuj Verma,.
Lalit Sharma Retd Adl PCCF informed that as per an estimate, more than eighty percent of waste generated here, in J&K, is untreated and finds its way into water bodies or burnt unscientifically. A lot of waste gets washed down the streams and rivers and enters the Jhelum, which is the largest river in J&K. In Jammu, lot of waste is being dumped at various sites along the banks of Suryaputri Tawi river, Devika river, thus causing a mal-environment around.
A major component of the non-hazardous waste stream comprises plastic waste, including plastic carry bags, sachets, chips packets and magazine covers. Due to one of the worst waste management system in our state, the problem of plastic waste disposal has become grave. |
