Five crore saplings to be planted in State
The Hindu
Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has announced that five crore saplings will be planted in the State this year besides developing five cities of the State as pastic-free.
Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has announced that five crore saplings will be planted in the State this year besides developing five cities of the State as pastic-free.
Participating in a programme organised by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to mark World Environment Day in Bengaluru on Monday, the Minister said students and the public would be involved in the mission to plant five crore saplings.
In tune with this year’s environmental day theme, strict measures would be taken to ensure that sale, production and stocking of single-use plastic are completely stopped.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.