I Have Been Traveling in Northern India Over the Past Month and I Have Found That There is Lot of Investment Needed for Physical Infrastructure, but the People Do Not Seem to Want to Take Care of Their Immediate Environment. There is a Lot of Trash Around

  • Q.

    I Have Been Traveling in Northern India Over the Past Month and I Have Found That There is Lot of Investment Needed for Physical Infrastructure, but the People Do Not Seem to Want to Take Care of Their Immediate Environment. There is a Lot of Trash Around Human Habitations?

Name: Kumar Shanu

Age: Not Available

Institution: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

City: USA

  • A.

    We have just started a movement for solid waste disposal in South India, by converting it into bricks which are in turn used in mini-power plants to produce about 6 to 7 megawatts of power. Education plays an important role in making a person aware of hygiene. In states like Kerala where education levels are high, such problems you will find are minimal. States also need to bring in laws of their own.

By A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

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