Noida: Webinar on waste handling and sustainable living

NOIDA: The Noida authority has appealed to residents to participate in a webinar on “best waste management practices and sustainable living”, with an aim to encourage them to treat their waste at home or residential premises, thus contributing in making Noida a clean city. During the webinar, to be held on December 15, an appeal will be made to residents to avoid the use of plastic carry bags, and other such environment-friendly practices that can do wonders in helping keep the city clean.

“It is an awareness webinar towards waste segregation, and better waste management at the household level and the society level. Our motive is to spread awareness about benefits of a responsive civil society and engage the public in sanitation efforts for better results,” said Ritu Maheshwari, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Greater Noida authority.

The webinar is scheduled from 12 pm to 2pm on Tuesday. All top officials of the Noida authority, as well as representatives from residents’ welfare associations, apartment owners’ associations (AOA) and other social groups are due to take part in this webinar, which will discuss on ways each individual can do his or her bit to make sanitation efforts of the administration better, and help the city perform better in the upcoming Swachhta survey 2020-21.

The authority has been engaging all social groups with its campaign to help the city score better, well in advance of the survey. The survey is likely to be started next month by the ministry of housing and urban development.

In 2019, Noida had ranked 25th in the country in the 10 lakh population category and first in the state. To achieve a better rank this time, the authority is engaging social groups, which also give feedback to the survey teams during the process.

“It is our city and it is our duty to play a role in improving the sanitation services. If Noida is ranked better and is able to score higher in the cleanliness index, it will be a matter of pride to all of us,” said Rajiva Singh President, Noida federation of AOA, an umbrella body of AOAs.

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