ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Sep 25: Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning Kamlung Mossang  has urged the denizens  to refrain from using Single Use Plastic( SUP) to  protect the environment.
Mossang was addressing a gathering during a one day workshop on the ‘Importance of Source Segregation of Municipal Solid Waste and its Relevance to the Environment’ organized by the Itanagar Municipal Council here on Wednesday. “It is not only the duty of the concerned department to create healthy surroundings in the state but also the responsibility of the people too,” he added. Moreover, religious organization, NGOs and committees from the colony have to play the pivotal role in creating awareness and maintaining cleanliness,” he said. He assured that, in days to come, his department will make sure that the cleanest district, sector and any individual dedication towards the cleanliness be provided with a letter of appreciation.
Mossang  requested the participants to make the best use of the workshop. Local MLA, Techi Kaso also stressed on the people’s participation to keep the capital clean and healthy. He requested the Chief Minister to bring a strict law to check the flow of plastic carry bags in every check post of the state and  also appealed the vendors and shopkeepers of the daily market to keep the area clean.
Meanwhile, independent consultant for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, Rakesh Solanki spoke on solid waste management with the special focus on plastic waste. Co-founder of Sampurna (e)arth, Mumbai, Ritvik Rao and Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB) S Rajtilak also spoke on the importance and relevance of source segregation and provisions under various waste management rules in India respectively as  resource persons.

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