In an exhibition cum industry-academia meet on Waste Management and Social Entrepreneurship that was held at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Santha Sheela Nair, former Secretary to Government said: “Nearly one lakh tons of waste is generated in a day and 62 million tons per annum. Of which only 20 percent is recycled and the rest goes as landfills.”
This exhibition cum industry-academia meet was organised as part of introducing MBA course on Waste Management and Social Entrepreneurship at SRMIST in association with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), a unit of MHRD. SRMIST is the first among 15 institutions in India to introduce this course. A handout of the exhibition was also released on the occasion.
Previously, Founder Chancellor of SRMIST, Dr T R Paarivendhar, MP, released books on Waste Management and Social Entrepreneurship duly edited by a panel of members from MGNCRE. The books consisting of six parts, are a compilation of various waste management programs done by several social activists and entrepreneurs.