Bid To Make Omkareshwar Polythene-Free By April 1
Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh): A campaign is being run by the district administration and municipal council to make Omkareshwar polythene-free and clean by April 1. Recently, Anganwadi workers took out awareness rallies regarding cleanliness and encouraged them not to use single use plastic.
The administrative team including Punasa SDM Shivam Prajapati, tehsildar Rajan Sastiya, municipal council CMO Sanjay Geete among others reached shops in Old Jhula Bridge, Shivpuri Omkareshwar temple and Brahmapuri areas and seized around 50 kg plastic.
Moreover, residents were advised not to use plastic bags and encouraged use of bags made of cloth and paper. Municipal council CMO Geete said that by March 31, single use plastic will be confiscated from shops in the entire town.
Moreover, people are being motivated alongside not to use plastic and keep the town clean. If there is no improvement, then challan proceedings will be initiated and shops will be sealed to make Omkareshwar clean and polythene-free.
FCI Returns 1,700 Quintals Of Wheat, Cites Quality Issues
Petlawad (Madhya Pradesh): Food Corporation of India (FCI) returned 1,700 quintals of wheat from farmers as the agricultural produce was found to be of substandard quality. The decision sparked outrage among farmers who asserted that their wheat passes quality check.
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Petlawad area, supported by various irrigation methods from Mahi project, saw a significant improvement in farmers’ economic condition. This year, farmers sowed wheat on 47,300 hectares, an increase from 43k hectares the previous year due to favourable weather conditions.
At the agricultural produce market, nine trucks of wheat were sent to the FCI warehouse in Meghnagar. However, 380 jute bags containing the wheat were returned.
FCI officials cited issues such as thin grains and contamination as cause of return. Farmers Narayan Anjana and Kamlesh Patidar raised their conditions before SDM Tanushree Meena and demanded a thorough investigation in quality assessment.
Agriculture department officials including Mehtab Singh Muvel said that surveyors were responsible for quality checks. Farmers argued that minor impurities from threshing does not qualify for a substandard classification. They called for accountability of FCI officials.
