Karad in Maha top in sanitary waste management in India
Karad, a small city in Maharashtra’s Satara district, has emerged as a role model in tackling sanitary waste management, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Wednesday.
Karad, a small city in Maharashtra’s Satara district, has emerged as a role model in tackling sanitary waste management, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Wednesday.
The sanitary inspector was demanding Rs 15,000 monthly as bribe from him to pick waste materials and had already taken Rs 8,000 from the ragpicker as the first instalment of bribe.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took cognizance of the incident in Patna where an IAS officer had publicly mocked a school girl if "she wanted condoms too" when she asked for affordable sanitary napkins at a workshop organized in the eastern state of Bihar.
The engineered landfill site will differ from a conventional landfill site in nature as it will ensure disposal of garbage in a technical & scientific manner.
India’s indifference in dealing with sanitary waste is evidenced by the fact that we don’t have any reliable numbers to look at while deciding policy.
People and organisations are becoming increasingly aware about choosing hygienic and better suited sanitary alternatives.
