Tura, Sep 22: ‘Climate Change and Waste Management’ awareness programme was organised at Tura Government College on Friday.
To make the future youth aware of this issue, an interactive session was organised by KPC in collaboration with Tura Government College, IQAC, Garo Department, and NSS, sponsored by YESS Meghalaya.
The awareness session was conducted by Debabrata Rajkumar, founder of Nature’s Orbit.
During the session, he shared the impact of climate change, which is leading to problems like rising sea levels, more extreme weather events, and changes in ecosystems. He also shared how unsegregated waste is contaminating water, air, and soil.
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The session ended with a plan of action for the youth who can lead the Climate Action campaign by being responsible and bringing about change in the community through their actions.
A documentary on waste, “Footprint: Zero Waste Silluk,” was also screened at the end.
Terence D. Marak, principal of TGC, speaking to the students, said, “We have experienced a lot of climate change. Extreme heat, unpredictable rains, and natural disaster flash floods landslides in the Himalayas.”
“The waste problem surfaced after the introduction of plastic to us; there were no waste management issues before plastic was introduced,” he said.
“We now have plastic-choking rivers, bodies, and water bodies. We humans have to address this problem. Action needs to be taken now so that our future generation can live in a better world,” he added.
More than 200 students participated in the programme.
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