It looks so cool and clean in pictures. Antarctica. But it isn't as though trash isn't generated at Maitri, the Indian research station.Loads of trash was brought back by a special task force last year. Just back after the 17th expedition, the Indian team has announced how 250 tonnes of junk - construction material, old equipment and scrap was cleared out. It was a response to India's ratification of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty an international agreement to ensure that the South Pole's ecology stays undisturbed.Earlier, Norwegian and Swedish teams had complained about the Indian site not being too clean. The treaty allows any country's team to inspect another's campsite and file a complaint. This time, Indians have wound up individual kitchens and bathrooms in the summer camps. "Now, with common facilities, waste generation can be controlled better," says Arabinda Mitra of the Department of Ocean Development. .preferred-source-banner{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}The question is: will the site remain snow white?Published By: AtMigration Published On: Jun 8, 1998--- ENDS ---
