India’s first e-waste clinic was opened in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The e-waste clinic was inaugurated by C K Mishra (Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change,MoEFCC). The e-waste clinic was jointly set up by the Central Pollution Board Control -CPCB and Bhopal Municipal Corporation - BMC.

Key Points:

i.The e-waste clinic is a 3-month project and if the project becomes successful then it will be established in other parts of the country also.

ii.The process includes segregation, processing, and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.

iii.The electronic waste will be collected door to door or could be deposited directly at the e-waste clinic while CPCB will provide technical support.

iv.The e-waste clinic consists of low floor bus and TV is installed displays documentary films on “Environmental damage caused by e-waste”.

v.Chairperson of the CPCB SPS Parihar, principal secretary of the environment department Malay Shrivastav, commissioner of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Vijay Dutta were present in the occasion.

About MadhyaPradesh (MP):
Capital- Bhopal.
State Animal- Barasingha.
State Tree- Banyan tree.
State fruit- Mango.
Chief Minister (CM)- Kamal Nath.
Governor- Lalji Tandon.