Plastic pollution is one of the most concerning environmental issues, that the world is combating now. It is more prevalent in developing Asian and African countries where plastic collection and recycling systems are inefficient.
India, which generates 9.4 million tons of plastic waste annually, ranks third after the USA and China. The per capita plastic consumption in India was estimated at 15 kilograms per person in 2021, a 14 percent rise over the previous three decades. Rapid urbaniz...
Kargil, September 20, 2022:
Executive Councilor for RDD, Tourism and Zanskar Affairs, Er Punchok Tashi today chaired a meeting at Council Secretariat regarding Single Use Plastic in tourist areas of Kargil district initiated by Germany-based NGO, Human Family Nature Foundation (HFNF).
Executive Councilor, PWD, R&B, Mubarak Shah Naqvi, Councilor Poyen Constituency, Mohammad Amin, Councilor Baroo, Minjee, Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi, Co-Founder and CEO HFNF, Gaurang Bhatt, and other officials at...
Workshop aimed to adopt, learn modern technologies in management of plastic for construction works: EC Tashi
Kargil, July 12, 2022: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RD&PRD) UT Ladakh in collaboration with CSIR-CRRI today conducted a training program on Customized Capacity Building on advance technologies, use of waste plastic in road construction and road safety measures in Ladakh.
The workshop was inaugurated on Monday at Auditorium Hall Kargil in presence of Executive ...
Rural Dev Dept Ladakh organise with CSIR-CRRI
Leh, July 7: A training programme for road construction engineers of Ladakh was commenced today with a focus on the usage of plastic waste and locally available material in road constructions in Ladakh.
The training on advanced technologies and the use of waste plastic in road construction in cold regions has been organised by the Rural Development Department of Ladakh in collaboration with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New De...
