Hyderabad: The city youth have welcomed the announcement of plastic ban from July 1 with open arms. But a month past the ban, there has been no great improvement either among the businesses in the city or the city dwellers, observes Manoj Vidyalaya, a digital marketer and co-founder of the Dha3R NGO that works towards […]
Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) banned all types of plastic in Tirumala, with effect from Wednesday (June 1). The move comes as part of the trust board’s eco-friendly drive to protect the environment and greenery on the hill shrine. In a meeting with shopkeepers and hotel management in Tirumala, TTD Estate Officer Mallikarjuna said […]
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has written to the State government seeking permission to form a city-level task force to implement the plastic ban. The GHMC Commissioner will be its chairperson and the task force will comprise GHMC’s Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EVDM) officials. GHMC Zonal Commissioners, Additional Commissioners, officials […]
Hyderabad: Use of carry bags and Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) below 75 microns thickness is now officially banned in the State, with the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issuing orders giving effect to the ban from Thursday. Simultaneously, the department is gearing up to implement the orders strictly across the State. Besides the ban on […]
Parashuramalu, who is founder and chief functionary of Abhyudaya Seva Samithi, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), is helping the poor, especially orphans, semi-orphans and women, through his NGOs.