Action plan ready to eliminate single use plastic items in Puducherrry
The Hindu
The plan includes incentives to manufacturers of alternative products, incentives to have manufacturers buy back plastics, and the use of plastics for road laying
Tax holidays for firms interested in setting up manufacturing units for alternatives to Single Use Plastic items, arranging financial assistance to those interested in sell alternative products, introduction of ‘buy back’ schemes, setting up of collection centres for plastic waste, reprocessing of plastic waste and creating awareness, form part of Puducherry’s action plan to eliminate plastics in the UT.
The action plan has been prepared by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment and the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.