CONSUMERS MEET ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS COMPAIGN 2006-07.
Date-28/02/2007
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Venue - Village Devri Rukhara
Block Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Organized By : Indian National
Consumers Federation collaboration with
Consumer Guild.
"HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IS A CONSUMER
RIGHT, IF CONSUMER ALSO PRACTICES HIS DUTY
TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT. " |
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Background - A One day consumers
meet held on 28/02/07 at Village Devri Rukhara consist
theme Solid Waste Management Under National Environment
Awareness Compaign -2006-07, , the idea was to highlight
the one of the right of HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT as a
Consumer.
Inauguration - The programme inaugurated
by Mr Vijay Bhan (village pradhan) he congrulated
the organizers for arranging such a wonderful programme
in his village he also said that there is a big
need of such a programmes in rural areas, After
that Mr. Rakesh Yadav of Consumer Guild also addressed
the audience by suggesting to use proper arrangement
for managing the solid waste generated in the house
and as a consumer should avoid using polythene bag
& other material which are bad for our environment.
Discussion- After that Mr. Abhishek
Srivastava told that As a consumer we have a right
to protect ourselves from pollution incurring from
Industrialization and other activities but it is
the rights which gives some duties also because
consumer plays a vital role to ensure safe & Healthy
Environment , like solid waste mostly consumer uses
polythene bag for purchasing & use of our traditional
jholas are blown away ,day to day use of CD , PLASTICS
BOTELS , are not helping either and our environment
suffering a lot Each household generates garbage
or waste day in and day out. Items that we no longer
need or do not have any further use for fall in
the category of waste, and we tend to throw them
away a) Household waste is generally classified
as municipal waste, b) Industrial waste as hazardous
waste, and c) Biomedical waste or hospital waste
as infectious Waste. He also pointed out some relevant
laws related to environment & environment protection
he said that as a aware consumer we should also
follow our duties towards our environment. After
that speech many consumer asked several quarries
related to environment law and present expert have
given them answers.
Mr. Vipin Gupta ,Vijay Bhan student NGO
MANAGEMENT LU also addressed the audience . Programme
was coordinated by Anupam Srivastava Vice Chairman
Consumer Guild. |