Waste Disposal
Waste management refers to all the activities involved in handling waste from its creation to
its final disposal. In India, most household and commercial waste ends up in landfills. A
major landfill in Ghazipur, Delhi, shows the problems this can cause. As you approach the
landfill, you can see birds circling, smell the stench, and notice smoke from burning waste,
caused by methane gas produced from decomposing material. Many children like Jeevan and
Devender work at these landfills, sorting through waste without gloves or masks, making
them vulnerable to illness and injury.
Landfills are supposed to be far from homes, but many are near residential areas. Activists
say India’s waste management system is flawed and that landfills are dangerous because they
easily catch fire. Methane, plastic and other flammable materials burn for long periods,
making these fires difficult to put out. Additionally, waste often pollutes groundwater when
toxic liquids seep into the earth.
Activists suggest India should learn from countries like Sweden, a zero-waste country, and
Bhutan, where people are careful not to pollute their land. They emphasize the need for laws
that require waste segregation and recycling to help manage waste better.
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission, was launched in 2014 to clean up
India’s streets, roads and villages. Many prominent citizens, from government officials to
actors and athletes, have participated in this campaign. The mission has led to advancements
such as eco-friendly toilets, beach-cleaning robots and the Swachh Bharat app. Villages like
Puzhakkal in Kerala have successfully managed their waste by setting up biogas plants and
regularly cleaning up their areas.
The campaign also focusses on eliminating open defecation by building millions of toilets
across India. In Chhattisgarh, schoolchildren wrote to their parents to encourage them to
build toilets at home, making the district open defecation-free. In places like Bihar and
Rajasthan, women played a significant role in cleaning their villages and promoting the
construction of toilets.
The mission has inspired people from all walks of life to participate in cleanliness drives,
making it a national movement. As a result, many parts of India are now much cleaner, and
the country is on its way to realizing the dream of a “Clean India.”
GRAMMAR DETERMINERS Definition of Determiners - Determiners are those words that are prefixed before nouns to determine their meaning. They can be divided into the following types: 1) Articles- a, an, the 2) Demonstratives- this, that, these, those 3) Possessives- my, your, our, his, her, its, their 4) Indefinite Adjectives- some, any, much, many, little, few, less 5) Others- all, each, every, both, neither, either, other, another, enough, most, several, one, two, etc. 1. ARTICLES (TYPE OF DETERMINER) (1) The Definite Article (The) "The" is called the definite article . It defines its noun as something specific (e.g., something previously mentioned or known, something unique, something being identified by the speaker). This is the lake. (This is a previously specified lake, i....
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