Best practices help Kallakudi bag Best Town Panchayat Award
The Hindu
It has adopted an integrated approach towards solid waste management
Good solid waste management practices along with an overall improvement in civic amenities have helped Kallakudi bag the Best Town Panchayat award from the State government this Independence Day. Adopting an integrated approach towards solid waste management, the Town Panchayat situated near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district has converted a 1.33 acre once-reeking compost yard into a Resource Recovery Park, where residents can now take a stroll.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.