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Informative: Members of the visiting US delegation of young leaders interact with Exnora founder M.B.Nirmal in Pammal on Thursday. TAMBARAM: A delegation of young American leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties visited Pammal and Mudichur near Tambaram on Thursday as part of a fort-night-long visit to India to study the political, socio-economic and environmental issues in the country. On Thursday, they visited Pammal Municipality and the Zero Waste Centre where organic waste is converted into manure through composting and the process of primary collection of waste from the streets. The delegation visited the house of Indra Kumar, a resident of Shankar Nagar Sixth Street and a member of Exnora International. At the end of the visit, Valerie Knol, leader of the delegation and Mayor, City of Farmington, told reporters that they had come to India to have a closer look at the political system, socio-economic issues and problems relating to the environment. The visit to Pammal Municipality was an eye-opener on many counts as they could see the involvement of the government, people and voluntary organisations in collection and disposal of solid waste, Ms.Valerie said. The level of participation of the American people in environment protection was also high, she added. Referring to the visit to Mr. Indra Kumar’s house, she said such models of home composting and re-use of waste water from kitchen and organic waste would eliminate pollution and help in combating global warming. The delegation, later, visited Mudichur and interacted with elected representatives of the village panchayat and members of Hand-in-Hand, the non-governmental organisation operating the compost yard. A release from the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai said the delegation was visiting India under the auspices of the American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange programme. Many young Indian politicians from different political parties had visited the U.S. on the invitation of the ACYPL some years ago. M. B. Nirmal, founder, Exnora and R. Kandhavel, vice-chairman, Pammal Municipality, were also present.
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