Coastal clean-up drive launched in Kollam
The Hindu
Neendakara coastal police on Sunday conducted ‘Operation Bluebeat,’ a clean-up drive in connection with International Coastal Cleanup Day. M.Mukseh, MLA, inaugurated the cleaning and planting of Calop
Neendakara coastal police on Sunday conducted ‘Operation Bluebeat,’ a clean-up drive in connection with International Coastal Cleanup Day.
M.Mukseh, MLA, inaugurated the cleaning and planting of Calophyllum inophyllum (Punna) saplings at Kollam beach and a total of 100 saplings were planted, a pressnote said.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists