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Efforts on to make Imphal bin-free city
Published on Mar 27, 2025
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- IMPHAL — Manipur's Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD), has identified around 20 locations used as garbage dumping sites in and around Imphal town, to create a bin-free city under Swachh Bharat initiative.
- Out of the 20 identified locations, several have been cleared so far and the department aims to undertake initiatives at the remaining locations every Saturday.
- This was disclosed by the MAHUD director Ngangom Uttam Singh during the one- day media sensitisation workshop on ‘My waste, my responsibility’ held at Manipur University on Thursday.
- The workshop was jointly organised by the college development council, Manipur University, and MAHUD department, Government of Manipur.
- Emphasising on solid waste management, the director said that only a unified stand can reduce the cost of solid waste management, which is very expensive.
- “There are various challenges being faced to maintain cleanliness in all the 25 towns of the state. In order to achieve our goal, we should never forget our contributions. Therefore, the workshop ‘My waste, my responsibility’ is being organised,” Singh said.
- The official also mentioned that installing dustbins can exacerbate garbage scattering. Instead, he appealed to every household to segregate their waste, emphasising that this simple step would mark a significant milestone in achieving their mission.
- He affirmed that various technologies, methods, machineries,
and techniques are being installed and implemented to achieve the targeted
goal. He urged the general public to adopt the ‘3 Rs’ - Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle.
- Vice Chancellor of Manipur University, Prof. Naorem Lokendra Singh, who also addressed the workshop, said that the Swachh Bharat Mission has brought about a significant transformation in India's sanitation landscape in a remarkably short span of time.
- Previously, open space defecation was practiced in mass, but with the implementation of Swachh Bharat Campaign, India has been globally recognised for successfully controlling this unhygienic practice, he said.
- In Manipur also, various central-sponsored schemes related to cleanliness and hygiene have already been implemented in different areas. The university has also been organising awareness-related programmes and meetings. However, despite these efforts, the desired level of cleanliness have not been achieved, he added.
- The vice chancellor noted that Manipur was known for its cleanliness some years back, but due to changes in socio-political dynamics, the state has witnessed significant changes in recent years. In order to cope up with such changes and promote a hygienic lifestyle, he suggested incorporating relevant topics into the academic curriculum across all disciplines.
- Dr. T Brajakumar Singh, Director of Environment and Climate Change, who also shared his insights on waste management, suggested that success stories on waste management should be showcased, apart from focussing on the conversion of river banks into riverbank gardens.
- The workshop was also attended by scholars, faculties, students of Manipur University and media persons.
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