Interviews

Guest Appealing Stay

Ranbir Singh Goradia, Owner, Nirmal Guest House (NGH), Mumbai, believes that a guest house premise must sparkle and speak of its own beauty. Paper littering should not be permitted and…

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Managing Mumbai Waste

Disparity of water & sewer disposal and collection & segregation facilities between different areas has been a major issue in metropolitan cities. Mumbai faces its share of hurdles too. On an average, the City generates over 7,025mt of waste on a daily basis, of which 5000mt is general municipal waste, 2000mt silt & construction debris and 10mt bio-medical waste. Managing the growing quantity of waste against limited dumping grounds has demanded implementation of effective solid waste management programme in Mumbai. Prakash Patil, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (SWM) of MCGM shares with CIJ the various initiatives taken, right from making use of advance technology to creating awareness among the citizens.

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Cleaning Goa Beaches

In an exclusive interview with Clean India Journal,
Dilip Parulekar, Minister for Tourism-Goa, discusses the present cleaning practices and the way forward in keeping with the resolution to make all tourist destinations of Goa, clean and green.

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Housekeeper Speaks:Changing Perception

Housekeeping is a thankless job’, this statement is probably quoted by anyone engaged in housekeeping services – be it the proprietor or the janitor. However, there are a few who have taken on housekeeping as a career option. A Hotel Management graduate has preferred it over hospitality, while a janitor has made a remarkable growth path in this segment. Digvijay Chauhan, now the Deputy General Manager – Operations and Velan K, Sr. Executive – Operations at Avon Facility Management Services Ltd share their growth story with Clean India Journal.

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Margao Municipal Corporation: Raising public hygiene standards

The Margao Municipal Council (administrative headquarters of Salcete taluka and South Goa district) has successfully started implementing door-to-door garbage collection in various wards and is encouraging locals in keeping ‘Margao Clean and Green’. Chief Officer of MMC, Deepali Naik has pulled all stops to see that the city maintains high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.

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