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.
