UD Ministry to help civic bodies market compost
New Delhi: In a new effort to manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in a sustainable manner, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) will support the UlBs (urban local bodies) to market compost directly to farmers and claim market development assistance (MDA) of Rs 1,500 per tonne. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in collaboration with MoUD has released operational guidelines to an amendment in the policy on the ‘Promotion of City Compost’, which will allow the UlBs to market compost directly to farmers and claim market development assistance of Rs 1,500 per tonne. Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary, MoUD and Mission Director, SBM (Urban) said the move will help in increase of volume of sale and make the compost available to farmers at affordable prices.
lankan arrives in TN by illegal ferry, arrested
Rameswaram: A 27-year-old Sri lankan was arrested at Arichal Munai, 15 km from here today after he arrived by an illegal ferry, four days after another man from the island nation was held from the same area.
Police said Rochen (27) had told them he had come here from Vavuniya in the island nation after paying Rs 40,000 to a ferry operator, which dropped him and then went back on January 13, another lankan national Prithviraj landed in the same area by an illegal ferry and was arrested.