Nirmal Bharat stakeholders trained on solid waste management

GANGTOK, 19 Nov: A two-day training on Solid Waste Management was conducted by the Rural Management & Development Department on 18 and 19 November for stakeholders from all the GPUs to be covered in the first phase of the Solid Waste Management Plan of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan.
An official press release informs that 40 representatives from NGOs, Panchayats and field functionaries of these GPUs attended the training on composting of Biodegradable Waste held at Janta Bhawan here. The first day of the training had technical sessions on various methods of composting developed by Clover Organics from Dehradun. A presentation on Sikkim-specific waste management was also made by Joint Secretary (Sanitation), RMDD, followed by a presentation by Dawa Gyalpo of the Zero Waste- Himalaya Group.
The second day featured practical, hands-on sessions on composting waste at the community level as well as the individual household level  through various methods such as bio-cap, heap composting using kitchen waste (food waste, vegetable peels etc) with a mixture of biomass available in the villages. The training was also attended by Deputy Secretary (Sanitation).
Solid and Liquid Waste Management, one of the components of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, aims at achieving zero waste status in villages and rural towns. The clean village/ Gram Panchayat initiative takes into account that the waste material of the GP be managed in a sustainable and environment-friendly manner.