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SIDDIPET OFFERS SILVER

COINS IN EXCHANGE FOR

PLASTIC WASTE

n Ksheerasagar GP, located in Mulugu attention through print, electronic, and
Mandal of Siddipet District, Telangana, an social media. Upon hearing about it, the
Iinitiative was launched with the tagline village leaders, including the Sarpanch,
‘Bring plastic waste and collect silver coins’. Panchayat Secretary, and representatives
The week-long campaign that began on of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency
20 th April 2023 was inspired by the (MPTC), were motivated to adopt a similar
successful campaign of Shri Farooq approach in their GP.
Ahmad, Sarpanch of Sadivara village in
During the National Panchayat Awards
Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir,
Programme held at the District and mandal
who offered gold coins for plastic waste in
levels, the Minister for Health and Finance,
February 2023. News of the Jammu and
Shri T. Harish Rao, encouraged all public
Kashmir Sarpanch’s campaign to curb
representatives to make their villages
the use of SUPs had garnered widespread “Swachha-Arogya” (clean and healthy)

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