Manjappai vending machines inaugurated at Salem Collectorate
The Hindu
District Collector S. Karmegam inaugurated a manjappai vending machine at the Collectorate here on Monday. On behalf of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), with the contribution of private firms, three machines were inaugurated at the Collectorate at ₹1.60 lakh each.
District Collector S. Karmegam inaugurated a manjappai vending machine at the Collectorate here on Monday.
On behalf of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), with the contribution of private firms, three machines were inaugurated at the Collectorate at ₹1.60 lakh each. These machines will be shifted to three important locations in the district, including Yercaud.
Mr. Karmegam said that to encourage the use of manjappai, these machines were inaugurated. People could pay ₹10 in coins, notes, or two rupee coins into the machine to get the bag. They could get the bag through online transactions from mobile devices. Steps were being taken to curb the usage of banned plastic items in the district.
At Yercaud, where tourists came in large numbers, the plastic ban was being enforced strictly, and officials were monitoring this at the checkpoint at the foothills, Mr. Karmegam added.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.