Dimapur, January 2 (MExN): Inaugurating the 36th World Management Congress 2015 organized on World Management Education Day with the theme “Cleaning Up The Earth (CUTE): Challenges and Dimensions (CD)” at Paryavaran Auditorium, world renowned environmental scientist and management educator Chancellor Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi highlighted the urgent need of understanding the critical path of introducing action oriented plans in the areas of cleaning, hygiene, sanitation and pollution control in the cities and towns in India as well as in the rest of the world with proper use of the cleaner as well as cleaning up technologies.
He announced that the “Clean Up The Earth” Campaign would be launched with the active cooperation of The Global Open University Nagaland (TGOUN) and its staff as well as students enrolled under the distance education programme from many countries.
He also sought the cooperation of the Government of Nagaland for making any Department as the Nodal Department for implementing Clean Nagaland Project as a model for replicating the same in the remaining seven States in the North-Eastern Region including Sikkim.
Speaking as the chief guest, Swami Padmaprakasha Jnana Thapaswi, Head, Shantigiri Ashram, New Delhi while discussing the principles of inner and self-healing stressed the need for self-cleaning. He advised to remember that even Swami Vivekananda had said that the youth are used-less. The same is the case today. He advocated for utilizing the young minds for environmental cleaning with a view to protecting our mother earth.
Presenting his views in the capacity of chief guest of Honour, Ven. Bhikhu Sanghsena discussed about the lack of toilet facilities for more than 650 million Indians. He accordingly wanted a priority for making more toilets rather than making temples in the light of the fact that one can worship anywhere but cannot defecate everywhere. He wanted a new approach to religion by adopting ecological dharma.
Presenting the keynote address, Prof. Gregory Berglund, CEO, The Planet Earth, said that the pollution level of Rome and Milan in Italy is equally worse like that of Delhi. He further added that vehicles are not allowed to ply in Milan between 8 am and 4 pm. He wanted practical solutions for Delhi rather than whatever will be done from January 1, 2016.
Presenting the theme, Dr. S.N. Pandey, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh said that it was in fitness of things that in the ancient age, we used to adore rivers, mountains and trees and that is why we continued with greenery for such a long period. He was of the opinion that the human mind should be depolluted first.
Earlier, Utkarsh Sharma, Director, ACCORD, in his welcome address announced that the Clean and Green Continent Project will be implemented soon in all countries in the African, Asian and American continents.
