Oxfam's solid waste mngt campaign in Andaman

Port Blair, Jun 22: Oxfam in partnership with Port Blair Municipal Council, is launching a solid waste management campaign across Andaman and Nicobar islands on July 25, Oxfam officials said.

Oxfam in consultation with Toxics Link, A Delhi based non- profit organisation, has worked out a solid waste management strategy for the remote Indian islands which promotes household segregation of recyclable and non-recyclable waste coupled with utilisation of waste for generating livelihood.

The strategy, which has been shared with the Municipal Council, will also be extended to Panchayats and other village level institutions for future implementation.

Solid waste across the globe is being used for energy generation apart from other direct products like compost/manure.

An interschool photography contest at Port Blair marks the launch of the campaign. As a run up to the campaign a series of street plays have been organized jointly by Oxfam, Doordarshan and PBMC across the islands in June.

After the tsunami disaster in 2004 hundreds of Non Governmental Organisations, including Oxfam, has lent their hands for the overall development of these islands.

UNI