Comments on: Drowning in a Sea of Garbage http://www.akashkapur.com/2010/04/drowning-in-a-sea-of-garbage/ Akash Kapur's website Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:12:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Vivek ji http://www.akashkapur.com/2010/04/drowning-in-a-sea-of-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Vivek ji Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:14:10 +0000 http://www.akashkapur.com/?p=606#comment-369 What About taking responsibility as the citizens of this country , we are all responsible what is going on in this nation, its not about electoral changes its about changing people , if you are not ready Mr.Rajendran to change things would never change here , Akash could you also write something about the unwillingness of the people to change i would like to remind that we had cities like Nalanda so big but still manageable, its the will of the people to make nation forward and i found that we as an Indian have no will to uproot the cluster of stinks around us. What About taking responsibility as the citizens of this country , we are all responsible what is going on in this nation, its not about electoral changes its about changing people , if you are not ready Mr.Rajendran to change things would never change here , Akash could you also write something about the unwillingness of the people to change i would like to remind that we had cities like Nalanda so big but still manageable, its the will of the people to make nation forward and i found that we as an Indian have no will to uproot the cluster of stinks around us.

]]> By: Rajendar Menen http://www.akashkapur.com/2010/04/drowning-in-a-sea-of-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Rajendar Menen Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:34:19 +0000 http://www.akashkapur.com/?p=606#comment-329 Every aspect of Indian life is under siege. Just look at the numbers of people and the diversity, and your eyeballs will rush out of their sockets. More people use the suburban train in Mumbai every day than the entire populations of several European countries! Add endemic corruption, illiteracy, unemployment, police excesses, chronic non-governance, nepotism etc etc and you have a heady cocktail for disaster! The entire framework of the electoral process will have to be changed to save India. And that won't happen! Every aspect of Indian life is under siege. Just look at the numbers of people and the diversity, and your eyeballs will rush out of their sockets. More people use the suburban train in Mumbai every day than the entire populations of several European countries! Add endemic corruption, illiteracy, unemployment, police excesses, chronic non-governance, nepotism etc etc and you have a heady cocktail for disaster! The entire framework of the electoral process will have to be changed to save India. And that won’t happen!

]]> By: Roop http://www.akashkapur.com/2010/04/drowning-in-a-sea-of-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Roop Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:58:19 +0000 http://www.akashkapur.com/?p=606#comment-327 India faces a stupendous challenge to contain and manage its garbage. As a country we have always lagged behind in effectively dealing with garbage and waste. The clean public places that I remember are mostly from my childhood. An ever increasing population keeps on adding to the proliferation of garbage. However, the changing nature of the garbage from organic to a large component of nonbiodegradeable and toxic waste has added a formidable dimension to this problem. As you rightly point out, at least 40% of the waste generated in the country remains strewn around. Moreover, the waste generated is going to double in volume in the coming two decades.To keep the citizens healthy, country clean and on the path of development we have to find a sustainable solution to this problem. Converting waste to energy will help in effective management of waste as well as production of much needed energy for our cities and industry. I do agree that scams of the past do not inspire much confidence but some one in the spirit of social enterprenureship or even a purely business opportunity will eventually seize this chance. Meanwhile, communities can take some steps. Some colonies in Delhi have organised garabge collection from their residents with help from NGO 's working in the field of waste management. The garbage after collection is segregated in organic and non-organic waste. The non-organic waste which includes paper, plastic, packaging materials , glass, metals etc is all taken away by a "kabariwala" and the rest is deposited in the municipal dump to be carried away by the municipal truck. At least this ensures that large amount of non-organic waste is not thrown in the landfill. The role of citizens in any effort is crucial. Each one of us has to adopt sustainable actions in our daily lives. Eliminate use of all plastic bags. Phase out the usage of plastic products to the extent possible. Especially, stop using plastic containers and products in the kitchen as they have ramifications for our health.Decrease in use of plastic products will, hopefully lead to less of plastic waste. Dispose off used electronic products sensibly. In addition to this every individual must do his or her share in inculcating awareness about the problem in their community. Not only neighbours and freinds, but househelps , dhobis , chowkidars and any other service providers. Keeping in mind the scope and extent of the problem we have to get everybody on board. Each act of ours either takes way, or adds to the susatainability of our city, our country or our world. Every act is significant. Lets make it count. India faces a stupendous challenge to contain and manage its garbage. As a country we have always lagged behind in effectively dealing with garbage and waste. The clean public places that I remember are mostly from my childhood. An ever increasing population keeps on adding to the proliferation of garbage. However, the changing nature of the garbage from organic to a large component of nonbiodegradeable and toxic waste has added a formidable dimension to this problem.

As you rightly point out, at least 40% of the waste generated in the country remains strewn around. Moreover, the waste generated is going to double in volume in the coming two decades.To keep the citizens healthy, country clean and on the path of development we have to find a sustainable solution to this problem. Converting waste to energy will help in effective management of waste as well as production of much needed energy for our cities and industry. I do agree that scams of the past do not inspire much confidence but some one in the spirit of social enterprenureship or even a purely business opportunity will eventually seize this chance.

Meanwhile, communities can take some steps. Some colonies in Delhi have organised garabge collection from their residents with help from NGO ’s working in the field of waste management. The garbage after collection is segregated in organic and non-organic waste. The non-organic waste which includes paper, plastic, packaging materials , glass, metals etc is all taken away by a “kabariwala” and the rest is deposited in the municipal dump to be carried away by the municipal truck.
At least this ensures that large amount of non-organic waste is not thrown in the landfill.

The role of citizens in any effort is crucial. Each one of us has to adopt sustainable actions in our daily lives. Eliminate use of all plastic bags. Phase out the usage of plastic products to the extent possible. Especially, stop using plastic containers and products in the kitchen as they have ramifications for our health.Decrease in use of plastic products will, hopefully lead to less of plastic waste. Dispose off used electronic products sensibly.
In addition to this every individual must do his or her share in inculcating awareness about the problem in their community. Not only neighbours and freinds, but househelps , dhobis , chowkidars and any other service providers. Keeping in mind the scope and extent of the problem we have to get everybody on board. Each act of ours either takes way, or adds to the susatainability of our city, our country or our world. Every act is significant. Lets make it count.

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