Vadakara to get corporate funding for waste management
The Hindu
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Vadakara Municipality in Kozhikode, which has earned a unique place in the State for its efforts in waste management, may get substantial help from some multinational companies in bettering its efforts. Barefoot Monsoon, a consultancy based in Sydney, Australia, has reached out to the municipality, as part of extending its activities to Kerala. Miswin Mahesh, a representative of the consultancy, visited Vadakara on Saturday to assess its progress in the sector.
Barefoot Monsoon manages the funds of 25 multinational companies, which they spend as part of their Extended Social Responsibility. It is in India as part of a worldwide initiative to assist third world countries in maintaining a circular economy and reducing plastic pollution in the ocean, thus protecting several species from extinction.
“The consultancy is planning to implement several schemes in Vadakara, quite similar to what they have implemented in Indonesia. They have been in touch with the State government before coming to Vadakara,” said Manalil Mohanan, coordinator of the Haritha Karma Sena in Vadakara.