Ladakh to have 4 Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities

Leh, May 26: ‘The Union Territory of Ladakh will have four Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities at Leh, Kargil, Nubra, and Zanskar each.’ This was shared in a review meeting chaired by the Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education, UT Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal.

In the meeting, the Principal Secretary, Dr. Pawan Kotwal said that the scientific disposal of biomedical waste through segregation, collection, and treatment in an environmentally sound manner reduces the adverse effect o...

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Solid Waste Management plant to be installed at Kurbathang

Leh, May 19:  A Municipal Solid Waste Management plant is to be installed at Kurbathang, Kargil. Solid Waste Management (SWM) will include infrastructure for landfills, converting waste to energy, and recycling or composting.

The Commissioner/Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, UT Ladakh, Ajeet Kumar Sahu, reviewed the progress of work on the SWM plant. The Consultant agency gave the Commissioner/Secretary a detailed presentation on the engineering and architectural desig...

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RD&PRD organizes awareness program on Solid Waste Management at Drass

KARGIL, MAY 18, 2022: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RD&PRD) UT Ladakh today organized one-day awareness program on Solid Waste Management at Drass subdivision.

Director RD&PRD Tahir Hussain Zubdavi, who was present as chief guest of the event, said cleanliness is the responsibility of all stakeholders and under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Grameen 2nd phase, the department is trying to ensure proper cleanliness and least usage of plastic.

The Director while informing about t...

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