CM Biren urges all to join movement for garbage-free Manipur
IFP Bureau25 Mar 2023
Chief Minister N Biren Singh has called upon the general public to join the movement for a plastic free Manipur.
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Chief Minister N Biren Singh has called upon the general public to join the movement for a plastic free Manipur.
The Rainforest Club Tamenglong in collaboration with The Corbett Foundation conducted a seminar on Waste and Sustainability at Immanuel Theological Seminary, Tamenglong.
When the Imphal Free Press visited the dumping site, huge piles of waste, including used diapers, plastics and rotten kitchen wastes etc. were found littered, emanating bad odour and posing health hazards to the surrounding areas.
The Traders Association Tamenglong (TAT) said that the traders in Tamenglong town have been facing a lot of issues due to the irregularity of waste collection and solid waste management despite regular collection of fees by ADC Small Town Committee.
Minister Y Khemchand inaugurated the fifth waste compactor machine of IMC office as a part of clean Imphal City campaign on Wednesday.
After the 'Imphal Free Press' highlighted the deplorable road condition and the problems faced by the garbage collection drivers and collectors due to the deplorable road leading to the Solid Waste Management plant, Lamdeng and its premises in Manipur, state minister Yumnam Khemchand gave directions to the authorities concerned.
Despite the fact that many plastic toys still contain the harmful chemical Biphenyl-A (BPA), these toys are poorly regulated. Moreover, officials only loosely enforce the regulations that are on the books.
Imphal East DC Khumanthem Diana Devi encouraged all the DLOs to comply with the guidelines of the E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016.
While waste management has always been a tough move for the society, the management of menstrual waste poses a tougher.challenge.
The District Water and Sanitation Committee (DWSC) on Monday held a meeting with the deputy commissioner in view of the urgent requirement to clean up the town area and ensure that no waste either inorganic or organic wastes are dumped at inappropriate site thereby polluting the already fragile environment.
Sanitation workers in Manipur have not been paid their monthly salaries since the month of April, they say.