And it's not just the Environment Minister who is worried. Music composer A R Rehman is also upset at the general lack of cleanliness in the country. The music maestro was upset by the filth surrounding the Ajmer Dargah where he had gone to offer prayers. He met the local administrative officials to find out ways to clean the Sufi shrine and the Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer. "This is such a beautiful place, people from all communities come here, they get spiritual benefits here, but outside it is very unhealthy. We deserve cleanliness at all holy places and we are starting from this place," he said.New Delhi: Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, known for making forthright comments, on Friday said if there was any Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it.
"Our cities are dirtiest cities of the world. If there is a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt," he said at a function to release a report of TERI.
Ramesh lamented the poor facilities for disposing municipal waste in majority of the cities in the country.
The ministers' comments assume significance as the TERI report on 'Green Indian 2047' says that waste management is not given priority in local bodies.
There is poor compliance with the solid waste management rules.
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