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Col. Tyagi was in the city on Saturday to preside over the conference, attended by representatives of several associations across the city. Emphasising the need to address garbage woes scientifically, he said that municipalities and the government penalise people for throwing garbage or waste on the road. “I am of the opinion that dumping waste in an open ground or place by municipalities is also a crime. The sanitary landfills can be used for plantation after these landfills are full,’’ he further added.
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NOIDA: The Confederation of Residents’ Welfare Associations - Uttar Pradesh (CoRWA-UP) has planned to organise a national conference of residents’ bodies to discuss conservation and supply of drinking water. The programme will be held in Ghaziabad on November 23 and 24.
The association has got support from the ministry of housing and urban affairs and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the minister of Jal Shakti, is likely to be the chief guest at the conference.
CoRWA-UP has also proposed the setting up of a National Water Authority to coordinate all matters related to water conservation and pollution, storm water and house water drainage, piped water supply and matters pertaining to jal nigams and jal kal vibhags.