Gujarat Launches Plastic-Waste Programme at Nalsarovar

# Gujarat Launches Plastic-Waste Programme at Nalsarovar ### Why in News? The Gujarat Forest Department launched a **JICA**-supported programme to collect and process plastic waste around **Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary**, a Ramsar wetland. ### How will the programme work? - Local volunteers called '**Swachhta Praharis**' will help collect and segregate plastic waste from villages around the sanctuary. - A dedicated collection and processing centre has been created to prevent plastic from entering the wetland ecosystem. - The project links community livelihoods with conservation of an important migratory-bird habitat. ### Exam Connect - **Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary** → **Ramsar Site** in Gujarat - **JICA** → **Japan International Cooperation Agency** - **Nalsarovar** → important wetland on the **Central Asian Flyway**