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SIDDIPET INITIATES PLOGGING
DRIVE TO PROMOTE WASTE
SEGREGATION
o generate awareness about the Shri Muzamil Khan; District Panchayat
significance of waste segregation at Officer (DPO), Smt. Devaki Devi; District
Tthe household level and address waste Rural Development Organization (DRDO)
management, including the prevention Representative, Shri Chandramohan; and
of plastic pollution, for keeping villages Mandal and GP-level public representatives
visually clean, a plogging drive was initiated and functionaries.
in the GPs of Siddipet District, Telangana.
A plogging drive is a combination of
The plogging drive was launched in Chinna jogging and litter picking, and serves as a
Kodur GP and Mandal headquarters, with powerful tool to raise awareness about the
the active participation of the Minister importance of segregating wet and dry
for Finance and Health, Shri Harish Rao; waste, and reducing plastic consumption.
District Collector, Shri Prashant Jeevan With the help of active community
Patil; Additional Collector (Local Bodies), participation, the initiative aimed to instill
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