Waste Management: ‘Waste dumping sites need scientific disposal’ | Nagpur News

Nagpur: The waste management vertical of CSIR-Neeri showcased its recent achievements in land reclamation through remediation and ecological restoration of wasteland, at its auditorium, on World Environment Day, on Wednesday.Chief scientist Dr Mahendra Patil, who is the head of the waste management vertical, and its principal scientist Dr Lal Singh, presented the national research institute’s remediation achievements at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu and Koradi-Khaparkheda near Nagpur.Dr Patil said a detailed assessment of most hazardous waste-contaminated sites has not been done yet. “There are more than 3,000 municipal solid waste dumping sites in the country that need scientific disposal,” he said. Dr Patil also discussed projects implemented in different industries for the remediation of hazardous waste-contaminated sites.Dr Singh spoke of the bamboo plantation projects implemented for ecological restoration of wasteland at the fly ash dump sites of Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal power stations to arrest air pollution.Neeri director Dr Atul Vaidya said that restoring natural resources is critical for a sustainable future. “It requires a comprehensive approach involving conservation, sustainable management and policy enforcement,” he said. Dr Nitin Labhsetwar briefed about the MoU signed between CSIR-Neeri and Gondwana University. Senior principal scientist CSIR-Neeri Prakash Kumbhare proposed a vote of thanks.

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