The delegation visited waste collection, segregation and recycling facilities, including India's largest Bio-CNG plant, to understand practices that could be adapted to Howrah's local needs.
The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.
The declaration was formally made by NDMC Chairman, Keshav Chandra, who described the initiative as a transformative leap in urban cleanliness and environmental stewardship, marking a decisive shift from traditional manual cleaning to modern mechanized sanitation practices.
Speaking to reporters, the minister said it is the responsibility of every public representative to reach out to the public and listen to them and redress their grievances.
According to a press release issued by Shri Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the scrap sale performance is almost 21% higher than the proportionate target set by Railway Board.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has shown a keen interest towards the innovative method used by the Champdany civic body towards checking river pollution.
The performance underscored the critical importance of minimizing waste generation, promoting the reuse of items, and responsibly recycling non-biodegradable materials in daily life.
The programme envisages to support competitively selected projects promoting circular economy with focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the national level.
What emerges is the willingness to look at the wetlands as a piece of readily available real estate rather than a complex but crucial ecosystem whose ecological patterns are perfect to contribute to a city‘s longevity and better protect it from climate hazards, along with possibilities for profitable replication in multiple instances. If one is willing to walk the talk around innovation and pragmatism, there are creative methods of empowering the community without damaging the wetlands themselves
Recyclers should understand how to create products that are environmentally friendly and socially impactful but are also economically viable, only then the consumers will be able to utilise it to the maximum.
