MCC may go all out for strict enforcement of plastic ban
The Hindu
Two-day Solid Waste Management expo-2021 discusses issue
Even as Mysuru City Corporation is vying for a top ‘Swachh’ rank for Mysuru this year, urging the citizens to give their feedback with the Swachh Survekshan-2021 ending on March 31, it organised a workshop here on Tuesday which debated sustainable solutions for solid waste management. At a time when Mysuru is facing the challenge of handling rise in collection of solid wastes with the city expanding at a rapid pace, the MCC is seriously looking at ending the plastic menace with plans of strict enforcement of plastic ban from April 5. Plastic waste contributes a sizeable portion of waste collected daily here. If the ban was effectively enforced, the quantum of plastic waste would get reduced, the MCC officials believe.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.