Citizen led initiatives are gaining popularity in the city. They are not only educating fellow citizens, but also grabbing the attention of local civic bodies as well as Government. One such successful Citizen led initiative in recent days is "Composting Santhe". Composting Santhe (santhe transaltes to Market Gathering )is led by Swachagraha (Translates to "Clean Planet"), a campaign led by Bangalore Eco Team and NGO SWMRT . At Composting Santhe, tips are given on making compost out of household waste as well as biogas generation at apartments and other sustainable ways of solid waste management .
Citizen led initiatives are gaining popularity in the city. They are not only educating fellow citizens, but also grabbing the attention of local civic bodies as well as Government. One such successful Citizen led initiative in recent days is "Composting Santhe". Composting Santhe (santhe transaltes to Market Gathering )is led by Swachagraha (Translates to "Clean Planet"), a campaign led by Bangalore Eco Team and NGO SWMRT . At Composting Santhe, tips are given on making compost out of household waste as well as biogas generation at apartments and other sustainable ways of solid waste management .
Composting Santhe was started as a pilot project in Sanjaya Nagara Ward of Bengaluru. Like minded people welcomed this initiate and gave a good response. The Santhe is being conducted by BBMP with Citizen groups such as SWMRT, Bangalore's Eco Team and B.PAC. Recently, BBMP has tied up with the Agriculture Department to supply compost to them.
This set the ball rolling for the Composting Santhe. Waste Management requires citizen participation along with efficient waste management system. BBMP Mayor and Commissioner realised that the need of the hour was educating the public. The first Santhe in Sanjaynagar gave the public the first glimpse of possible solutions and Bangaloreans were able to appreciate that waste was indeed wealth!
Adding to the Success of Composting Santhe, Composting Santhe was invited and a major event was organised by Government of Karnataka in association with Agriculture Department at Vidhana Soudha. All government officials, including Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, Mayor G Padmavathi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda were present.
Speeking to The Green Mag, Seema Das, volunteer of Composting Santhe said "Santhe that was held on 27th of March at Vidhana Soudha was a special showcase event as part of the flag off ceremony for KCDC’s compost to villages by CM Siddharamaiah. It was an acknowledgement of our collective efforts for over a year to showcase and promote a vision of a Clean Bengaluru. As more stories of changed communities and homes emerge, we are positive that the vision of a Clean Bengaluru will become a reality in the near future! "
The Government has vital role in promoting waste management and Sustainable lifestyle. We are happy to see citizens realising the need of waste management and coming out from their comfort zone to promote it by joining hands with NGOs and citizen-led organisations. If involvement of citizens continue in large scale, then Bengaluru may once again become Green City as opposed to Garbage city now.
[Watch] Composting Santhe at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
This set the ball rolling for the Composting Santhe. Waste Management requires citizen participation along with efficient waste management system. BBMP Mayor and Commissioner realised that the need of the hour was educating the public. The first Santhe in Sanjaynagar gave the public the first glimpse of possible solutions and Bangaloreans were able to appreciate that waste was indeed wealth!
At the Santhe, workshops are held to educate public about simple methods of wet waste management. Passionate SwachaGraha volunteers like Vani Murthy, Manogna Sashtry, Lalitha Modreti and Meena Krishnamurthy among others. The GreenTheRed campaign that talks about reducing sanitary waste like disposable sanitary pads and diapers by replacing with menstrual cups, reusable sanitary pads and diapers also highlights health risks of use of disposable products. This campaign has been very well received.
Speeking to The Green Mag, Seema Das, volunteer of Composting Santhe said "Santhe that was held on 27th of March at Vidhana Soudha was a special showcase event as part of the flag off ceremony for KCDC’s compost to villages by CM Siddharamaiah. It was an acknowledgement of our collective efforts for over a year to showcase and promote a vision of a Clean Bengaluru. As more stories of changed communities and homes emerge, we are positive that the vision of a Clean Bengaluru will become a reality in the near future! "
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| (From Left) Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, Mayor G Padmavathi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda |
The Government has vital role in promoting waste management and Sustainable lifestyle. We are happy to see citizens realising the need of waste management and coming out from their comfort zone to promote it by joining hands with NGOs and citizen-led organisations. If involvement of citizens continue in large scale, then Bengaluru may once again become Green City as opposed to Garbage city now.
[Watch] Composting Santhe at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
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