Guwahati: Raj Bhavan on the southern bank of mighty river Brahmaputra at Kharghuli locality of the city sets to turn a zero waste campus with the dream of achieving the objective of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Governor Jagdish Mukhi has taken the lead in conceptualising and also implementing the mission to drastically reduce the impact of waste on environment. The project has been technically supported by TERI (the energy and resource institute) as an implementation agency and knowledge & technical partner.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Saturday, Governor Mukhi officially launched the implementation of zero waste management program at Raj Bhavan premises. The initiative is guided by a holistic approach for assessing solid & liquid wastes, its management, gap analysis, formulation and implementation of the standard waste management procedure.
Launching the project, Governor Mukhi commented that adopting zero waste management at Raj Bhavan is a forwarding step towards fulfilling the ideals of Gandhiji for a clean and a green nation. He said that implementing the zero waste management will minimize all harmful discharges to land, water or air which emerge as threats to the environment.
Prof Mukhi asserted that a fundamental constructive change will happen only when each and every individual participates and contributes to the cleanliness of environment. He also added that a fitting tribute can be paid to Gandhiji only when every individual develops the sense of hygiene and shoulders the responsibility of keeping his surroundings clean.
It may be mentioned that Raj Bhavan in the city will be the first of its kind zero waste campus in the country with provisions to manage solid & liquid waste and demonstrate the responsibility of Raj Bhavan towards effective planning, execution and monitoring mechanism for cleaner and lively environment.
Being implemented as a part of Raj Bhavan’s efforts to adopt a system for preventing pollution and avoid costs associated with landfill disposal, the project will be a model for other residential and institutional campus for replication and adoption of the technologies for cleaner and zero waste campuses.
Raj Bhavan turning a zero waste campus
