The Indian Express   07.08.2012

PMC decides to return Karnataka govt award

Extending support to elected representatives of Belgaum Municipal Corporation after its general body was dissolved by the Karnataka government, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday decided to return the award that it had received from the Karnataka government for its good work in solid waste management.

“The PMC had participated in an international conference and was given the award for excellence in solid waste management out of 200 entries. However, all parties have decided to return the award to Mysore Municipal Corporation and the Karnataka government,” said Mayor Vaishali Bankar.

A PMC staff had received the award on behalf of the civic body and the administration wanted to hand it over it to the mayor.“The decision to return the award was unanimous. I will write to the organisers pointing out the injustice meted out to the elected representatives of Belgaum Municipal Corporation,” Bankar said.

A team of the suspended general body of Belgaum Municipal Corporation had recently visited the PMC and sought support of political parties over the alleged injustice meted out to them by the Karnataka government.