MLA urges dealers not to hoard construction material
The Hindu
Housing scheme launched in Anantapur and Kurnool districts
The grounding of houses as part of the ‘Pedalandariki Illu’ scheme was undertaken in Anantapur and Kurnool districts on a massive scale on Thursday, but at the same time, the fear of scarcity of building material and the impending rise in the cost worried the beneficiaries. Dharmavaram MLA Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy appealed to the construction material dealers and middlemen to cooperate with the beneficiaries and not resort to hoarding.
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











