ULBs need to focus on scientific methods of garbage
disposal: Sorake
Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar
Sorake on Monday said the government plans to set up a Solid Waste Management
(SWM) Board along the lines of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage
Board.
Speaking after inaugurating CanPlast
2014 organised by Canara Plastic Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Association here,
Mr. Sorake said waste management had attained greater significance these days
and many urban local bodies (ULBs) lacked the expertise in garbage disposal.
Bengaluru, once known as the garden
city, was turning out to be a garbage city, the Minister said, adding that the
government was confident of finding a solution to the problems at Mandur
village near Bengaluru where garbage disposal had become an issue. ULBs, which
still continue with land-fill dumping method of garbage disposal, needed to
focus on scientific disposal of waste. The proposal for SWM Board gained
relevance in this context, Mr. Sorake said.
The Minister said the presumption of
plastic as a menace should get changed, and plastic should be treated as an
asset through various recycling methods. The government was keen on the use of
recycled plastic in various forms, including for production of diesel and
energy, he said. Any number of rules and regulations would not help scientific
waste management unless the people develop awareness about cleanliness and
waste disposal, he said.
The day-long event witnessed technical
sessions on sustainable waste management by Almitra H. Patel, member, Supreme
Court Committee for SWM, Bengaluru; emerging opportunities in the field of
plastics for small and medium entrepreneurs by Aruna Kumari, senior manager,
Reliance Industries, Mumbai; plastic waste to fuel by G. Jagadish, Director,
Technical, Ampolt Electronics, Bengaluru, and bio-degradable plastics and
recycling by Ajay Karmarkar, Director (Technical), KONSPEC, Mangaluru.
Hindu online
Published on
23 dec 2014
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