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Plant a Tree with HOPE
: Wealth in Waste :: SEMINAR JANUARY 2006 (update)
Raising environmental awareness through HOPE
Whether you are visiting Kalimpong as a tourist or on business, you will find that this quiet small hill station has its own charm and provides you with days of entertainment. Well known as one of the main centers of education, Kalimpong, in the district of Darjeeling, offers hotel and restaurant facilities as well as recreational areas, which you can enjoy at your own leisure. However, as with many towns in India, Kalimpong also faces its own problems, which arise through lack of education and general awareness.
With regard to environmental aspects, HOPE is currently in the process of introducing a variety of new projects to Kalimpong and its associated districts. Recently HOPE has initiated a new program with regard to the towns waste management. This project known as “wealth in waste” has already proven to be very successful. With the support of HORAK (hotel and restaurant association of Kalimpong), HOPE has been able to collect recyclable materials from around town, which are being sold to a proper recycling plant in Siliguri. With the profit made through the selling we envisage to supply Kalimpong town and nearby communities with rubbish bins which will be distributed along the streets for the collection of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste for proper disposal. The North Bengal Plastic Federation has kindly donated HOPE with 20 waste bins, which will be distributed initially along the main street of Kalimpong. Proper rubbish removal will improve the living conditions of the residents of Kalimpong and with the clean up of the town area we will be able to prevent the spread of health threatening diseases, enhance the towns attractiveness to visitors and its population as well as reduce the strain on the environment.
In association with this waste management program HOPE is planning to implement an ECO-school project through which we can raise people’s awareness. To introduce the education program to the schools HOPE has designed a drama on various environmental issues, which will be displayed in supporting school communities. Besides this HOPE envisages to put into operation environmental clubs within the schools. These clubs will be actively involved in the recycling of school garbage, making recycled paper products such as greeting cards, files paper toys etc, setting up compost pits, planting trees and shrubs and taking general care of the school premises. All in all, the main objective of the environmental clubs is to raise special inspiration with a passion for looking after the global village and providing first hand leadership experience for the students. HOPE is also drawing up eco-codes to implement its objectives and to work efficiently through organised management and the involvement of the different schools.
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Kalimpong Head Office
Maa Super Market
First Floor SA5
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Program Schedule:
10 am
Arrival of the invitees and guests
10:30am
Program starts with chairing ceremony and garlanding
10:40 am
Inauguration ceremony of the ceremony with lighting of the lamp
10:50 am
Welcome speech by the program coordinator HOPE with a brief Introduction of HOPE & its current projects
11:15 am
Project description “Wealth in Waste” by the project consultant HOPE with PowerPoint presentation
11:20am
A brief overview of waste management problem within Municipality area in Kalimpong Town by Chairman Kalimpong Municipality
11:35 am
Speech by Mr. R. A Lohia "WHY THE WORLD NEEDS PLASTIC PACKAGING AND HOW USING PLASTICS WE PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT "With PowerPoint Presentation
11:35 am
Speech by Mr. Partho Pramanick Environmental Entrepreneur (Aquanick India)
12:10 pm
Speech by Mr. Vijay Merchant on Waste Management and SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING PACKAGING & PLASTIC WASTE AND LITTER IN INDIA" A DO-ABLE MODEL FOR TOURIST CENTERS INDUSTRY - NGO'S-MUNICIPALITY PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS WORKED with PowerPoint presentation
12:40 pm
Question Answer Interactive session with the audience
1:00 pm
Presidential address by the President HOPE (Mr. C. K Shrestha) Vote of Thanks.
1:30 pm
Snacks and tea break to the invitees and delegates with visits to the Stalls on display on innovative products made out of recycled pet Bottles, Photographs, T-shirts, products made by SHG’s of Kalimpong from Plastic materials, (Press conference with the Delegates)
2:00 pm
Launching of the garbage disposal bins along the main road of Kalimpong through HOPE and IPF
2:30 pm
Lunch and Offline discussions and presentation with the municipality officials with delegates of IPF/NBPF
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
Participants:
1. HOPE
2. Indian Plastic Federation
3. North Bengal Plastic Federation
4. Municipality Kalimpong
5. Kalimpong College
6. Schools of Kalimpong
7. World Vision (NGO)
8. Hotels and Restaurant association of Kalimpong
9. Rotary Club of Kalimpong
10. Lions club of Kalimpong
11.Plast India Foundation
12.Atree (NGO)
13.Sangyukta Sansar (NGO)
14. SHG federation of Kalimpong(NGO)
