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THANE: In view of the new strain of coronavirus detected in the UK, the local administration in Maharashtra s Thane district has drawn up a list of 349 people who have travelled from the European country in the last one month, an official said on Thursday.
The administration is in the process of identifying and tracing people who have travelled from the UK since November 25, the official said.
Of the 349 travellers, 55 have come to Kalyan taluka from the UK and the process is underway to track them down, said Madhuri Phophle, PRO of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation.
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Thane: Exchange plastic waste for food coupons in Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation
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Maharashtra: Exchange plastic waste for food coupons in KDMC
In a bid to encourage citizens towards proper disposal of plastic waste, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation here has introduced a scheme of giving food coupons to people on collection of 5 kg of such waste. The scheme has been introduced as part of KDMC s zero garbage policy, said an official from the waste management department of the civic body here in Maharashtra. Since many years, the town has been facing the garbage menace. We have been trying several measures to address the issue, he said. As part of the latest initiative, we have appealed to citizens to collect their plastic waste. If they give 5 kg of plastic waste at a collection centre, they will in return get a coupon for poli-bhaji (chapati-vegetables) worth Rs 30, he said.
2020-12-20 15:35:46 GMT2020-12-20 23:35:46(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MUMBAI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) An urban civic body in India s western state of Maharashtra has launched food coupons scheme on Sunday to encourage citizens to exchange their plastic waste.
The scheme has been introduced as part of the zero-garbage policy by Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation, located 44 km from Mumbai. We have appealed to the citizens to collect their plastic waste. If they give 5 kg of plastic waste at a collection center, they will in return get a food-coupons worth 0.4 U.S. dollars, said an official from the civic body. India s per capita income per day is just over 5 U.S. dollars as per government data.