For the first time in the history of Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir government has ensured that the Yatra will be a zero-waste pilgrimage. The Jammu and Kashmir government is making sure that the pilgrimage does not impact or affect the environment. More than 300 volunteers have been stationed to collect and process the waste produced around the various routes.&nbsp;

Around 10 tonnes of waste is produced every day along the Amarnath Yatra route from both the base camps. And this time, the government has made sure that the waste is processed on the spot. The Directorate of sanitation, the rural development department along with IIT Indore's 'SWAHA' start-up have started this initiative which could lead as an example for the rest of the country.&nbsp;

''It is a very unique kind of programme, the first time in India that a particular religious event that too of a massive scale is being organised in such a way that it becomes a zero-landfill event and a sustainable one. So, because of the help and steps taken by the rural development department of Kashmir, we have been given the responsibility as a start-up, we are from Indore, and it's called SWAHA that we make this yatra zero landfill and a sustainable one,'' said Sameer Sharma, Director SWAHA.&nbsp;

More than 12 processing units have been placed along the route. The organic waste is converted into compost and inorganic waste is further segregated and sent across to the recycling units.&nbsp;"Whatever waste is being generated in this yatra has to be taken care of very scientifically, we have been collecting the waste, we have to process it and dispose of it off. It will be a great benchmark for all such events across the nation," said Sameer.&nbsp;
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''There is a complete plan that we designed with the government. We have two axes from Pahalgam and Baltal. We have established 12 points where we have put up our waste management units, our responsibility is to take care of the waste process and all the waste that's collected. We have to segregate it, one is dry and another one is organic waste, we convert the organic waste into compost and for the inorganic waste we have to further segregate it into 12 categories and then we compress it. Later, we take it to our recycling unit and our associates make different products out of it." added the startup director.&nbsp;

The government of Jammu and Kashmir had said that around 5-6 lakh pilgrims will take the 'Yatra' this year. Experts say that a person normally generates 500gms of waste a day and at Amarnath 10 tonnes of waste is produced per day.&nbsp;

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The government is also working on a plan to make the Yatra smoke-free as well. They have introduced huge solar pressure cookers around the Amarnath route to get rid of the LPG and woodfire usage in the community kitchens.

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For the first time in the history of Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir government has ensured that the Yatra will be a zero-waste pilgrimage. The Jammu and Kashmir government is making sure that the pilgrimage does not impact or affect the environment.

For the first time in the history of Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir government has ensured that the Yatra will be a zero-waste pilgrimage. The Jammu and Kashmir government is making sure that the pilgrimage does not impact or affect the environment. More than 300 volunteers have been stationed to collect and process the waste produced around the various routes. Around 10 tonnes of waste is produced every day along the Amarnath Yatra route from both the base camps. And this time, the government has made sure that the waste is processed on the spot. The Directorate of sanitation, the rural development department along with IIT Indore's 'SWAHA' start-up have started this initiative which could lead as an example for the rest of the country. ''It is a very unique kind of programme, the first time in India that a particular religious event that too of a massive scale is being organised in such a way that it becomes a zero-landfill event and a sustainable one. So, because of the help and steps taken by the rural development department of Kashmir, we have been given the responsibility as a start-up, we are from Indore, and it's called SWAHA that we make this yatra zero landfill and a sustainable one,'' said Sameer Sharma, Director SWAHA. More than 12 processing units have been placed along the route. The organic waste is converted into compost and inorganic waste is further segregated and sent across to the recycling units. "Whatever waste is being generated in this yatra has to be taken care of very scientifically, we have been collecting the waste, we have to process it and dispose of it off. It will be a great benchmark for all such events across the nation," said Sameer. ''There is a complete plan that we designed with the government. We have two axes from Pahalgam and Baltal. We have established 12 points where we have put up our waste management units, our responsibility is to take care of the waste process and all the waste that's collected. We have to segregate it, one is dry and another one is organic waste, we convert the organic waste into compost and for the inorganic waste we have to further segregate it into 12 categories and then we compress it. Later, we take it to our recycling unit and our associates make different products out of it." added the startup director. The government of Jammu and Kashmir had said that around 5-6 lakh pilgrims will take the 'Yatra' this year. Experts say that a person normally generates 500gms of waste a day and at Amarnath 10 tonnes of waste is produced per day. The government is also working on a plan to make the Yatra smoke-free as well. They have introduced huge solar pressure cookers around the Amarnath route to get rid of the LPG and woodfire usage in the community kitchens. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Amarnath Yatra becomes the first pilgrimage to be a zero waste yatra

Kerala's capital city, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indias-first-visually-impaired-woman-ias-officer-takes-charge-as-thiruvananthapurams-sub-collector-255843">Thiruvananthapuram</a> corporation has been placed in a zero-waste cities list and received an award for its green city projects at International Zero Waste Cities Conference (IZWCC ) held in Malaysia on October 14. 
 
Thiruvananthapuram corporation health standing committee chairman, K Sreekumar attended the conference and received the award. 
 
V K Prasanth Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram said, "All that campaigns have been admitted and Thiruvananthapuram corporation bagged the award. The corporation takes it as a great recognition and is a model for the world for how to reduce waste. This is a proud and joyful moment and I express my gratitude to the people as a Mayor of the corporation." 
 
The corporation has initiated many such projects such as Green city, and green protocol at the time of cricket matches and famous Attukal Pongala. 
 
Over 800 organisations from more than 90 countries are members of international zero waste group. International zero-waste cities is a group of cities across Pacific Asian countries. 
 
These cities implement zero waste disposal projects, plastic waste reduction projects and sort and collect waste at the sources, decentralized treatments and recycling of waste.

Kerala's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram corporation has been placed in a zero-waste cities list and received an award for its green city projects at International Zero Waste Cities Conference (IZWCC ) held in Malaysia on October 14.

Kerala's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram corporation has been placed in a zero-waste cities list and received an award for its green city projects at International Zero Waste Cities Conference (IZWCC ) held in Malaysia on October 14. Thiruvananthapuram corporation health standing committee chairman, K Sreekumar attended the conference and received the award. V K Prasanth Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram said, "All that campaigns have been admitted and Thiruvananthapuram corporation bagged the award. The corporation takes it as a great recognition and is a model for the world for how to reduce waste. This is a proud and joyful moment and I express my gratitude to the people as a Mayor of the corporation." The corporation has initiated many such projects such as Green city, and green protocol at the time of cricket matches and famous Attukal Pongala. Over 800 organisations from more than 90 countries are members of international zero waste group. International zero-waste cities is a group of cities across Pacific Asian countries. These cities implement zero waste disposal projects, plastic waste reduction projects and sort and collect waste at the sources, decentralized treatments and recycling of waste.

Thiruvananthapuram corporation receives zero-waste city award in Malaysia

The Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday initiated the awareness campaign through a Marathon for 'zero waste and no use of plastic'.

The Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, G Prakash and Gogula Indra, Ex MLA, started the campaign at Anna Nagar tower park.

"<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-to-chair-all-party-meet-on-economically-weaker-section-quota-on-monday-233753">Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami </a>has initiated this movement in the Assembly. The government is not stringently implementing this move but in a polite manner. Government is making the efforts to save nature," Indra said.

"This movement is to protect nature. Particularly, the Greater Chennai Corporation is implementing this on the instruction of higher authorities," she added. 
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The Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday initiated the awareness campaign through a Marathon for 'zero waste and no use of plastic'. The Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, G Prakash and Gogula Indra, Ex MLA, started the campaign at Anna Nagar tower park.

The Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday initiated the awareness campaign through a Marathon for 'zero waste and no use of plastic'. The Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, G Prakash and Gogula Indra, Ex MLA, started the campaign at Anna Nagar tower park. "Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has initiated this movement in the Assembly. The government is not stringently implementing this move but in a polite manner. Government is making the efforts to save nature," Indra said. "This movement is to protect nature. Particularly, the Greater Chennai Corporation is implementing this on the instruction of higher authorities," she added.

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