Dimapur, June 24 (EMN): Taking a major step towards urban sanitation and solid waste management in the state, NGO- Group for Environment Management and Services (GEMS) supported by Department of Soil and Water Conservation launched sanitation campaign at Sangpangtu colony, United North Block-B, Burma Camp, Dimapur. The campaign was launched by Director of Soil and Water Conservation, Imkongneken Ao as a chief guest.
The Director who has vast years of experience on solid waste management, a pioneer in vermicomposting in the state urged the proper management of solid waste where majority of municipal (urban) solid waste (MSW) is disposed of in landfills (anaerobic composting).
However, he said this disposal system has been reported to produce hazardous environmental impacts and only proper management of solid waste can protect the environment from such impacts by discouraging the practice of disposal of solid waste in landfills.
He said one of the technological options for treatment and disposal of organic solid wastes is vermicomposting. Vermicomposting can turn waste into gold, he added. The Director also shared his technical expertise with the people about vermicomposting technology.
Pango, Soil Conservation Assistant demonstrated on vermicomposting.
President of GEMS, ImpaLongkumer; deputy director of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, Er TaliLongchar; assistant engineer of Soil and Water Conservation, Er. Imtiwati Jamir also gave valuable inputs and shared their technical expertise on solid waste management.
GEMS also distributed organic smart bins and vermicompost manure to the colony members.
