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by adopting sustainable practices and innovative idea was shared with all Sarpanch
reducing plastic usage. groups, encouraging them to adopt similar
practices in the District.
This, coupled with the District-wide
sanitation drives promoting steel banks It was in this spirit that the Panchayat
and plastic-waste-free villages, led by the Secretary, Sony, approached Sarpanch
District Collector, Shri Prashant Jeevan Kaithi Yadamma, Shri Narsingarao and MPTC
Patil and the Additional District Collector, representative, Smt. Mamatha Balreddy
Shri Muzamil Khan, further fuelled the who had been actively involved in welfare
community’s enthusiasm. programmes through the Konyala Ball Reddy
(KBR) Trust across the Mandal.
To ensure the smooth execution of the
plastic waste collection drives and promote In response, the KBR Trust member and
MPTC, Smt. Konyala Mamatha Balreddy,
alternatives to plastic, Smt. Devaki Devi, DPO,
agreed to provide 500 grams of silver (in
conducted several review-cum-orientation
the form of 10-gram silver coins), with the
meetings. During one such meeting, the
decision to offer one silver coin for every 10
news of the Jammu and Kashmir Sarpanch’s
kgs of plastic waste collected.

utcome

The campaign successfully attracted
people and encouraged them to
collect plastic waste in exchange for a

silver coin.

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