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Call for vigil against plastic use

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The campaign for a plastic-free district picked up on Wednesday with Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs M. Vijayakumar inaugurating a sanitation drive at the P.S. Nataraja Pillai Memorial School, Peroorkada.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister underlined the need to curb the manufacture, use and sale of plastic goods.

He said 55 lakh students in the State would be drafted into the campaign. Mr. Vijayakumar also inaugurated the distribution of paper carry bags manufactured by Kudumbasree units.

District Panchayat President Anavoor Nagappan presided over the function. President of the Kudappanakunnu panchayat B. Sudhakaran Nair was also present.

Later, addressing a function organised at the Corporation office to receive the local body’s contribution to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund Mr. Vijayakumar called for heightened vigilance on part of the public to rid the city of the plastic menace. Mayor C. Jayan Babu, chairmen of various standing committees and trade union leaders were present.

The employees later pooled their effort to clean up the Corporation headquarters and the zonal offices. Corporation Health Officer D. Sreekumar led the drive.

Employees of all public sector institutions joined hands to clean up their office premises on Tuesday.

The drive will cover hospitals throughout the district on Thursday.

Employees of the District Collectorate office at Vanchiyoor also cleaned up their office premises.

Additional District Magistrate K. Surendran and Sirasthadar Nalinakumary led the effort.

The plastic waste collected from by the collectorate employees during their effort was handed over to the City Corporation for disposal.

Later, at a meeting convened by District Collector N. Ayyappan, the employees resolved to refrain from using covers and cups made of plastic.

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