2-day workshop on waste management to begin today

Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for local self-government M B Rajesh will inaugurate the state-level workshop series titled ‘Maattam’ (change) that aims to impart training on waste management to civic body heads at the Uday Samudra hotel, Kovalam on Monday at 10am.The event comes close on the heels of the completion of the first phase of the ‘Malinya Muktha Nava Keralam’ campaign launched by the government on March 15, 2023, seeking to make the state garbage-free by 2024.The workshop, to be concluded on July 4, will discuss various topics, including detailed plans for solid waste management in accordance with the parameters prescribed in the national solid waste management manual, achievements by local self-government institutions and the existing challenges etc. Moreover, it will also deliberate on conceiving new waste disposal projects, considering factors like the changes in consumer habits and rise in population in the next 25 years.The shortcomings in solid waste management in each corporation will be analysed at the workshop. Based on this, decisions will be taken on the subprojects to be implemented urgently. Besides, the workshop will set the platform for taking up a master plan by corporations for attaining sustainability in waste management. Experts and officials will take classes on various topics; besides, group discussion and project presentation will be held.People’s representatives of various corporations and municipalities and department officials will attend the workshop.
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