 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 12: JMC in collaboration with Regional and Urban Development Agency and Government College of Education, Jammu organized an awareness programme on sustainable waste management practices under Plastic Waste Management programme.
The event was supported by Coca Cola and UNDP and held at the premises of Government College of Education, Canal Road, Jammu.
Purnima Sharma, Dy Mayor JMC, Yashpal Sharma, Chairman Swachh Bharat Mission JMC, Hardeep Singh Mankotia, Corporator Ward No 26, Dinesh Gupta, Corporator Ward No 18, Tinna Mahajan Secretary JMC, Sanjeev Arora CEO Regional and Urban Development Agency and Mohammad Ameen City Lead UNDP were present on the occasion.
The programme started with a welcome address by Prof CL Shivgotra, Vice Principal, Govt College of Education followed by detailed deliberations on Plastic Waste Management programme by SanjeevArora wherein emphasis was laid down on sustainable collection, segregation and recycling of plastic waste.
A nukkad natak organized by the IEC team of JMC was the highlight of the programme wherein the participants were sensitized about plastic pollution and ways to combat it. Purnima Sharma, Dy Mayor JMC, while speaking on the occasion and deliberated on the various initiatives taken up by JMC for creating awareness among Jammuites for waste management. Yashpal Sharma and Tinna Mahajan also spoke on the occasion.
Swachhta Pledge was also taken for reduce, reuse and recycling of Plastic Waste. At the end of the programme dustbin made of Multi Layered Plastics (MLP) was inaugurated and handed over to the college Administration.
Kulvinder Kour, Principal Government College of Education also spoke on the occasion and motivated staff and students to become role model for the society and segregate waste at HH level and assured to render all support to the plastic Waste Management Programme of UNDP. |
