Waste Management Workshop in Gazipur Dense Forest
Press Release
17
June 2023, Zirakpur. Creative Waste Management Workshop organized by Green
Planet Society in Association with Pukaar NGO and Municipal Council, Zirakpur
at Dense forest, Gazipur Road, Zirakpur.
Benches
was made using ECO bricks prepared by Pukaar. President of Pukaar Mrs. Shivan
told that they are collecting used plastic bottles and filled with plastic
waste to convert them into Eco Bricks. These bricks can be used for various
public construction projects.
The
event was followed by a Guided Miyawaki Forest Tour which is developed and
maintained by the Green Planet Society. This forest is city’s first man made
dense forest with provision of a walking trail and recreational area. President
of Green Planet Society, Mr. Sumit Bhardwaz told that they have created this
forest using Miyawaki method of urban forestation. Today in fast growing
cities, space for plantation is very limited so that pollution and climate
change is growing day by day. Urban forests are best solution to this problem.
This type of forest is 10X faster in growth and 30X denser than any
conventional forest.
Mr.
Sukhwinder Singh from Municipal Council Swattch Bharat Mission Team explained
the RRR project by the government. He told about Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
the plastic waste.
Mr. Sanjeev Sethi from Bharat Vikas Parishad, Mr. Ram Gobal (SI, Municipal Council) also participated with their team and worked for betterment of the forest. Mr. Jagbir Singh Mehla (Gen. Secretary), KK Soni, Hukam Chand Sharma and other members from Green Planet Society attend the workshop.