Awareness programme on burning and plastic, rubber held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 11 2015:
One-day awareness programme on the Health and Environment, Hazardous of burning Rubber and Plastic waste was held at Lainingthoukhong Nongshaba Complex, Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi, Imphal.
The programme was organised by Nongshaba Yoga, Kwakeithel under the sponsored of Manipur Pollution Control Board.
Speaking as the resource person, Manipur Control Board, Assistance Environmental Engineer W Roshan Singh said that the plastics products are commonly in every household.
He appealed the public to aware on disposal of plastic for environment protection.
He said that the plastics products which manufacture in the State has been checked but the import plastic products are hard to check.
The burning of plastic causes many health hazards like cancer, brain damage etc.
Pradhan Heinoukhongnembi Gram Panchayat Maibam Tombi Devi as Chief Guest and Ward Member L Yaima Singh attended as President respectively.