Page 9 - Swachhata Chronicles – Transformative Tales from India (eBook)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xi

PREFACE xiii

INTRODUCTION TO ODF PLUS COMPONENTS xv

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 2

1. East Champaran Inaugurates 40 WPUs Simultaneously 4

2. Peri-urban Panchayats of Madurai Get Cleaned Through
Community Participation 6
3. Melinajuganahalli Temple Waste is Managed, Farmers Benefit 8

4. West Bengal’s Sindrani GP Reuses Waste Creatively 10
5. Sound Waste Management Practices Make Thimmapur an ODF Plus GP 12

6. Meghalaya Implements Decentralized Waste Management 14
7. West Bengal Conducts Beach Cleaning Drive in Digha Beach 16

8. Village Panchayats of Goa Organize Cleanup Drives 18

9. Kasganj, Hardoi and Raebareli Districts of Uttar Pradesh Organize
Clean Ganga Gram Abhiyan 20
10. Sahibganj Observes Legacy Waste Removal Campaign 22

PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT 24

11. Nadia Builds a Great Green Wall with Plastic Waste 26

12. Punjab Implements the ‘Bring Plastic and Take Jaggery’ Campaign 28
13. Siddipet Initiates Plogging Drive to Promote Waste Segregation 30

14. Sawai Madhopur Raises Environmental Awareness through Innovation 32
15. ‘Give Polythene Get Gold’ Campaign Makes Sadiwara Plastic-free 34

16. Tamil Nadu Raises Awareness on SUP Ban and Alternatives 36
17. Ratnagiri Marks World Environment Day with Plastic Waste
Collection Drives 38

18. Purba Medinipur’s PWMU Establishes Forward Linkages 40

19. Balrampur Sets Up Bartan Banks to Beat Plastic Pollution 42
20. Siddipet Offers Silver Coins in Exchange for Plastic Waste 44