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India deserves Nobel for filth: Jairam Ramesh
Press Trust of India, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, known for making forthright comments, today 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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Posted by dhananjay Bhayy on Nov 21, 2009
Go to Gujarat JR and you will see how Government drives people to keep their aangan clean
Posted by Satbahadur on Nov 21, 2009
Not Noble but most appropriate would be Guiness book and put the name who said it then Jairam will also get popular through out the world
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