The Hindu 23.08.2013
Student volunteers to clear plastic wastes
With a view to avoiding inundation of residential areas during the northeast monsoon, the municipality has taken a series of measures to ensure the smooth flow of storm waters in all the drainage channels.
While the storage capacity of 10 tanks in the district is being restored through clearing of silt and widening of supply channels, an anti-plastic drive has also been launched. “Waste plastics choke up drainage channels during monsoon, and last year we had a huge problem with plastic waste hindering the flow of storm water in the drainage channels,” J.Subramanian, Municipal Commissioner (In-charge), said.
The municipality has taken up a month-long drive to address the issue. With the help of student volunteers and sanitary workers, the municipality has planned to clear plastic wastes and discarded tyres. Launching the anti-plastic drive in the town recently, V.R.Karthick Thondaiman, MLA, Pudukottai, referred to the problems faced by the municipality.The municipality has identified areas where large volumes of plastic wastes are being dumped close to drainage channels and tanks. The drive would also be utilised for checking the sale tobacco products, the sources said.
Municipality to take help from student volunteers.
