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Centre on Environmental Information system

Special Correspondent

Puducherry: The Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) has set up a centre on `Environmental Information System' (ENVIS) here as per the directions of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry.

The Member Secretary of the Committee M. Arunachalam said in a release here on Friday that the centre in Puducherry was among the 98 such centres established in the country.

The centre would collect, collate and disseminate information from secondary data and would also release a quarterly newsletter on Solid Waste Management. Mr Arunachalam said that the centre would soon release photos on the subject to generate awareness among the public, particularly students, and also the line departments about the modalities to be adopted in management of solid waste. The centre conducted a drawing competition in the Special and Observation Home here. The Central Ministry had already developed uniform database software in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) for all the centres for speedy access for the data.

Arunachalam said that materials and also periodical newsletter could be accessed at www.ponenvis.pon.nic.in/ENVIS/homepage.htm (and comments and queries could be posted to ponenvis@pon.nic.in), the release said.

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