Bengaluru, Sep. 3: Forest, Ecology and Environment minister B. Eshwar Khandre has said that there is a dire need to adopt the practices of regeneration of solid waste that are posing a grave threat to nature
Speaking at the 5th Re-Commerce Expo at Hotel Ashok on Tuesday, Eshwar Khandre said the need of the hour is to regenerate and reprocess E-Waste, batteries and other electronic goods by giving top priority. “This will not only be economically viable but also environmentally-friendly,” Khandre added.
According to the Karnataka Forest Minister, climate change is a big challenge in the world. The collapse of hills and earth sinking at Shirur in North Kanara district and Wayanad in Kerala state are alarming bells for all of us.
“We need to be vigilant on these aspects and evolve plans to avoid such tragedies. Pollution is rampant in atmosphere as well as in water due to increase in Electronic goods, batteries along with industrial pollution. It is our duty to protect the mankind from these vagaries of nature that are posing a grave threat to the world,” Eshwar Khandre explained.
He emphasized the need to blend the development and production process without damaging the ecology and environment. “There is huge opportunities for the young generation to work on this subject,” the minister added.
Venkatreddy D Patil, CEO of Urdhva Management, the organizers of Re-Expo, in his speech said, our main aim is to strengthen processing for which the number of partners should increase. We need to re-process mobile, batteries and laptops and put it to use without harming the ecology and environment. “These Electronic gadgets are necessary for creation of jobs in a big way,” Venkatreddy D Patil added.
