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.
