Visakhapatnam :
In a bid to create awareness about the hazards of dumping waste in plastic bags, the Visakha Mahila Seva Sangham and a few concerned environmental activists including former Intach Vizag convenor Rani Sarma and Prof C Manjulatha of Andhra University’s geology deparment faculty member have come together to form the ‘Green Climate Women’s Team’.
The group will mainly focus on the need to avoid dumping food waste covered in plastic by the wayside and in water bodies as they are resulting in the death and destruction of the fauna, especially cattle and birds.
At a poster release function organised here on Tuesday, Professor Manjulatha and Rani Sarma said that the slogan ‘Show Mercy Towards Other Living Beings’ was aimed at appealing to the good in the general public, who are unaware of the death and destruction being unleashed by plastic covers laden with food waste, especially on cattle, dogs and birds. The speakers pointed out that birds also act as carriers of plastic waste, spreading it far and wide.
The speakers also pointed out that plastic waste has permeated every nook and corner of the world and today no water body, especially the seas and the oceans, are safe. Environment activist J V Ratnam said, “It is sad that most people do not realise the manner in which they are upsetting the ecological balance across the length and breadth of the world, just by dumping litter anywhere and everywhere. This lack of sensitivity will be addressed through this campaign, the main aim of which is to sensitize people.”
The campaign is aimed at generating awareness on the importance of segregating plastic from other waste, apart from focussing on the protection of the age old green belt in and around Visakhapatnam city. The Green Climate Women’s Team has also pledged to generate awareness on the need to protect trees and flora in Visakhapatnam that has existed for hundreds of years.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Visakhapatnam> Plastic Bags / TNN / January 29th, 2014