Dehradun, A half day tour was organized by Dehradun based think tank Gati Foundation for students of School of Law, UPES. The visit was planned with the objective of making students aware of practical aspects related to waste management rules. Team Gati and students interacted with the officials of the Ramky, who are responsible for managing and operating the plant.
From Ramky, Mohit Dwivedi, Plant Manager explained the entire operational elements of the plant to the students in detail and cleared their doubts and understanding related to the plant.
Amit Singh, Senior Professor of Law, UPES coordinated the entire activity on behalf of the University. Singh said, “such visits are extremely crucial for developing the right academic temperament of the students and building awareness towards the complex issues like waste management in the cities.” Adding, “this visit will not only serve as an eye opener for the students but will also enable them to identify the practical implications of the legal rules and laws that they are learning as a part of their academic curriculum.”
From Gati, Rishabh Shrivastava, Policy Analyst and Digital Editor facilitated the visit. Rishabh is himself a law pass out from UPES. He said, “the foundation is working aggressively in the domain of waste management and have conducted several research studies and campaigns in this sector.”
Anubhav Kumar a student with UPES said, “we were amazed to see such huge mountains of waste lying here. The law we read in books is very different from its practical implementation and that is what we learned in this visit today.”
