Residents spread awareness on garbage

The Times of India , Monday, June 24, 2013
Correspondent : Sanjay Yadav

GURGAON: The DLF Phase-III resident welfare association organized a garbage disposal awareness programme, which culminated on Sunday with a peaceful march at the children park in DLF City Phase-III. Around 250 residents participated to create awareness and to make necessary arrangements with the concerned agencies to make the DLF Phase-III and its surroundings.

A door-to-door campaign was organize in DLF City Phase-III and Nathupur to apprise the residents about diseases caused by plastic bags, thermocol/ plastic garbage in vacant plots, leaking sewage, stagnant water, radiations from cell towers, air pollution due to heavy traffic and burning of garbage. "Garbage is being burnt regularly and dumped in nullahs and open spaces. Water stagnates at number of places in the locality. Leaking sewerage is a common problem and all this tantamount to serious health hazards which we have shut our eyes to," said RWA president Joginder Singh Yadav.

Saskia Croneberg, a German national, stressed upon birth defects and low sperm counts due to pollutants released in air by burning of plastics, poly material, etc.

The RWA secretary R P Bajaj highlighted on the rule that authorities are not supposed to burn and dump garbage as per municipal solid waste (management and handling rules), 2000, issued by the ministry of environment, which are applicable to the MCG and the builders who maintains colonies. Non-biodegradable waste should be segregated and sent to the factories for recycling. Bio-degradable waste should be carried away to the specified garbage site and be decomposed with suitable process for decomposition.

Demands

1. Burning of garbage shall be stopped immediately.

2. Garbage shall not be dumped in Nalas, valleys, water bodies, vacant plots and should be carried to garbage site daily.

3. Non-biodegradable waste should be segregated and sent to the factories for recycling. Bio-degradable waste should be carried away to the specified garbage site and be decomposed

4. Water logging shall be avoided. Land-filling may please be done wherever required.

5. Rain water shall be harvested and infrastructure shall be developed to store harvested rain water. The stored water shall be reused for plantation in parks/ green areas or for dual water supply system. Rainwater harvesting through rainwater wells doest not solve any purpose except to avoid water-logging since bore-wells are not allowed in the colony.

6. Sewage leakages should be repaired immediately and proper sewage disposal system should be ensured.

7. Residents shall not throw garbage, packing material, polythene bags, plastics etc. in vacant plots/ areas and should be handed over to garbage collector.

8. Cell towers should be removed from roof of houses and shall be installed away from residents.

9. Heavy traffic on Nathupur Road, Siris Road and Moulsari Road shall be reduced by constructing a bye-pass alongwith Biodiversity Park from Mehrauli Gurgaon Road to NH-8

10.The security guards should not allow the residents/ trespassers to throw garbage in vacant plots/ areas.

11. Liqour shop from Moulsari road should be removed.

 
SOURCE : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Residents-spread-awareness-on-garbage/articleshow/20735051.cms
 


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