Managing Biomedical Waste in India
COVID-19 AND BEYOND
Bihar’s first solid waste processing site to convert organic waste into compost fertiliser inaugurated in Muzaffarpur – under programme jointly managed by CSE
Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram offer models of decentralized waste management systems
The making of a unique Forum
Twenty cities from 13 states have been brought together under the Forum of Cities that Segregate, to commit to 100 per cent waste segregation by October 2019.
Lessons from Kakarapalli
We were standing at the edge of what looked like a swamp—grass and pools and streams. On one side was heavily barricaded land with high walls, barbed wires and armed security. A board read: East Coast Energy, Kakarapalli. This was where a bloody battle had taken place a few months ago. People protesting the takeover of their wetland were shot at and three lost their lives. Now the site of the 2,640 MW thermal power plant is under siege—locked and in court.
Water v industry: where is the question?
Some hundred people, men and women, were gathered on the hill. Many more, I could see, were trudging up. Their faces were resolute. I asked why they were opposing the cement plant. Their answer was simple: “We cannot eat cement.” “But the plant will bring you employment and prosperity,” I said. The reply this time, with a touch of irritation, was: “We have our fields and now with the water in the tank we have good produce. We are not rich like you but we have food to eat.” I persisted, “But your land is not being taken away to build the plant. The government says it has only allocated village grazing land and wasteland to build the factory.” Their anger spilled out.