Urban India generates about 42 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum. By 2050, 50 per cent of the country's population is projected to be urban, and the amount of waste will increase substantially. The 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India makes it obligatory for municipal authorities to keep cities and towns clean. Given their wide range of responsibilities, however, dealing with waste in both practical and environmentally sound ways is one of their most significant challenges, and innovative solutions are called for. This paper presents research on solid waste management in the city of Chandigarh, well known in India for its achievements in this regard. It provides an overview of the situation, discussing the strategies adopted and the continued and emerging challenges in waste management, as well as suggesting measures for possible solutions.
India’s large stray dog population, estimated to be about 25 million, poses substantial risks to human health, motivating some civic bodies to employ cruel methods to control dog populations. This article argues that while human health is certainly a priority, it is also important to consider animal welfare and to handle dog population control measures without causing unnecessary animal suffering. Triangulating the issues of rabies control, dog population management and state intervention, the article identifies recent practical difficulties in local management of dog population control laws and policies in India’s model city of Chandigarh. Based on a survey of local opinions, this shows how rising human–animal conflicts require new ways of handling existing challenges.
It is a widely accepted fact that sustainable development cannot be achieved without sustainable human settlements. Cities cannot be made sustainable without ensuring access to adequate and affordable housing to all and improving informal settlements. According to the Census of India (2011), 13.75 million urban households, that is, 65–70 million people live in informal settlements and about 1.77 million people were homeless in India. The goal of sustainable cities cannot be fulfilled with such a large number of populations still being deprived of their basic right to adequate housing. Chandigarh is one of the first planned cities of modern India and has the second highest percentage (89.8%) of urban population to its total population among all the states and union territories in India. This article endeavours to analyse the adequacy and affordability of public housing for urban poor in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
The Covid-19 pandemic is the most crucial global health crisis since the 1918 Influenza (Spanish flu). Coronavirus disease was reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) China country office as a form of epidemics, on 31 December 2019. Patients from Wuhan city of China's Hubei province were suffered from lower respiratory tract infections which were treated as pneumonia. WHO declared COVID-19 a Global pandemic which is caused by SARS-CoV-2. A fresh figure of 11,830,885 confirmed cases and 544215 death records till 8 th July 2020 across the worldwide signify the severity of coronavirus infection. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, a total confirmed case 264944 and death is 20642 since 8 th July 2020.Unfortunately, yet no specific drugs and approved vaccines developed but tremendous efforts are on the way to develop the same. At this condition, implementation of an effective preventive and treatment measures is the only option left to against dreaded the virus.The paper aims to examine the various preventive measures and treatment be a potential intervention to mitigate the spread of disease and check whether the recovery rate of COVID-19 patient increased or not in India. Google scholar, Scopus, NCBI Pubmed databases have been searched for relevant articles and information.
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