IMI-SDFU-UNEP Meet on Plastic Pollution: Issues and challenges in Uttarakhand

Date: 24th September 2021

This event was organized by a collaboration of IMI-SDFU-UNEP and held on 24th September 2021 at Hotel Inderlok, Dehradun. SDFU and IMI have jointly worked on several policy research initiatives for mountain development in the Uttarakhand region. This stakeholder meeting was an inception meeting for the program titled ‘Counter Measurement-2’ (CM-2). Its objective is to study policy gaps and countermeasures in place for burgeoning plastic waste in the mountains of Uttarakhand, that eventually flows down through tributaries Ganga. The meeting was chaired by P D Rai (former MP, Sikkim) and IMI President, and co-chaired by Dr. Rajendra Dobhal (DG UCOST) and President SDFU.

The program was attended by various governmental and non-governmental officials from the University of Garhwal, Wildlife Institute of India, UCOST, SDFU, Waste Warriors, MAD and SPECS.