The World
Habitat Day, 2021 was observed by the Institution of Public Health Engineers,
India on 6thOctober, 2021. A virtual group discussion through Google
meet was arranged by the Institution on the theme of the year, ‘Accelerate
urban action for a carbon-free world’.
The event was
held for about an hour from 6.00 pm onwards on the day; and started with self-
introduction of the participants and opening remarks by Prof. K. J. Nath,
President, IPHE followed by lively discussions by the participants, who also shared
thoughts and experiences based on the basic theme of the day. Amongst the
participants, Prof. K. J. Nath, President, IPHE; and fellow membersShriParitoshTyagiand
Shri B. B. Panda took active part in the lively discussions and shared personal
thoughts on the theme of the day. The event ended with the concluding remarks
made by Prof. K. J. Nath, President, IPHE. The event was coordinated by Shri K.
A. Roy, Council Member, IPHE, India.
The key
issues discussed by the speaker and the participants on the occasion include
i) importance
of accelerating actions for a carbon-free world;
ii) role of
IPHE and its members in public awareness generation towards reducing pollution
generated from the urban centers;
iii) need,
ways and means for developing green urban centers in India;
iv)
scientificmitigation of pollution from different urban sources;
v) need for
human resource development for making the world carbon-free.
