IMPHAL, Sep 1: As part of the Nature and Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) 2009-2010 an awareness program on “Solid Waste Management” was organized by the Nature and Environment Welfare Society (NEWS), Lairik Yengbam Leikai, Imphal East on September 1 at the Laipham Khunou, IE, Manipur.
As per a release, the program was sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Government of India, New Delhi. In continuation a tree plantation program will be held on September 2 at the Heingang Ching, Imphal East. The program was presided by L.Kulabati, Secretary of the Women’s Society. Two resource persons were also present in the campaign and also gave lectures on the related topic of solid waste management and its use to the locality.