One day workshop on plastic pollution held at Rayburn College, CCpur
Source: The Sangai Express

CCpur, September 26 2019: The SiandurEnviro Pvt Ltd, Shillong and IQAC, Rayburn College organized an orientation programme for teachers and students on theme, 'One-Day Workshop on Plastic Pollution, Problems & Solution' at Rayburn College, Churachandpur.

The teachers and students from Rayburn College took part in the event, which witnessed Prof N Muhindro Singh, Chairman, Manipur State Planning Board Steering Committee speaking at the programme.

The workshop was organized as part of an 'Environment Education, Awareness and Training' to further strengthen and support on the ban of plastics and the hazardous impact of plastic wastes in the district.

Thangboi Gangte, ADC Churachandpur stressed that single use plastics be banned in the beautiful town of Churachandpur.

He also deliberated on illicit poppy cultivation in the hills of Churachandpur as it constituted one such environmental pollution where chemicals were used to cultivate the poppy to fertilize the land, which in turn pollute the source of water catchment area.

He added, "If we pollute the environment by destroying the beautiful jungle for cultivating illicit opium then we are not only compromising the future generation to meet their own need but we are compromising this generation itself".

He urged the students, as responsible citizens and students to take a stand today and become torchbearers against illicit poppy cultivation and large scale deforestation.

T Paukhanlian, Chairman, ADCC shared that though we are aware of the ill effects of single use plastics, we are not being able to do enough to avoid their ill effects.

He underlined the poisonous effects of single use plastics as plastic has toxic pollutants that damage the environment and cause land, water, and air pollution.

He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister and the present State Government in their ideals for a pollution free India.

CT Lian, Member, ADC Churachandpur; Kh Tomba Singh, Scientist C, Manipur Pollution Control Board; Vivek Kumar, Environmentalist & Director (Co-Founder) of The SiandurEnviro Pvt Ltd, Shillong and Khen P Tombing, Principal of Rayburn College among others attended the programme as dignitaries.

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