PATHANAMTHITTA, August 27, 2011
‘Keep environment clean, hygienic'
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Fr Pradeep Vazhatharamalayil, Macfast principal, releasing a documentary on the Clean and Green City project by handing over a CD to the municipal chairperson, Lynda Thomas Vanchippalam, at a function held at Macfast auditorium in Thiruvalla on Saturday.
Documentary on Clean and Green City project released
Creating awareness among people of the importance of keeping the environment and surroundings clean and hygienic was vital in the effective implementation of any cleanliness drive, said Abraham Mulamoottil, chairman of the Pushpagiri Group of Institutions in Thiruvalla.
Fr. Mulamoottil was delivering the keynote address at a function held in connection with the release of a documentary on the Clean and Green City project, jointly sponsored by the Thiruvalla municipality and the Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Thiruvalla (Macfast), at the college auditorium at Thukalasserry on Saturday.
He said man's mad rush for worldly pleasures had already done irreparable damage to the nature and environment. “Excessive exploitation of natural resources and a neglectful attitude towards waste management had taken its toll on life on earth and it was high time that man realised his follies and took earnest efforts to conserve nature,'' Fr. Mulamoottil said.
He said the Clean and Green City project was aimed at transforming the Central Travancore town of Thiruvalla into a clean and hygienic place, making it a role model to the rest of the State.
There should be a change in the mindset of the people to ensure effective implementation of the project. People should take management of the waste generated in their locality as a collective responsibility, he added. Disposal of the waste at its source itself was the most suitable one for a thickly populated place like Thiruvalla.
Documentary released
Fr. Pradeep Vazhatharamalayil, Macfast Principal, released a documentary on the Clean and Green City project by handing over a CD to municipal chairperson Lynda Thomas Vanchippalam on the occasion.
He called upon the people to stop littering of public places.
The idea behind the proposed ‘Clean City Green City Project' was to ensure active cooperation and participation of the people in the waste management scheme, he said.
Addressing the meeting, K. Sudheer, municipal secretary, said ward-level screening of the documentary would be held soon as part of an intensive awareness environment campaign in the municipal limits.
Sheela Varghese, municipal standing committee (Health) chairperson; Mr Paul V.Mathew, project officer and Mr Vijith, programme convener, also spoke.
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