Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha Monday addressed the World Environment Day event, organized by the Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment.
On the occasion, the UT administration reiterated its commitment to protecting the environment and natural resources & sustainable, inclusive development.
Addressing the gathering, “Humanity is facing grave challenges of plastic pollution today. Our resolution on this year’s environment day is to ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. It is now the responsibility of the entire society to accomplish this resolution through the spirit of Jan Bhagidari”.
We need to adopt an integrated approach, circular economy- Reuse, Recycle, Reorient and Diversify to reduce plastic pollution. It is high time we should incentivize and promote sustainable alternative materials for redesign and repackaging of products to protect the environment, Sinha said.
We are truly fortunate that nature has selflessly given us everything that is necessary for a better life and it is our bounden duty to show sensitivity towards nature and make efforts to conserve natural resources, he said.
