The Puri district administration was awarded at a national-level workshop at New Delhi on Saturday for successful management of plastic wastes.
Chief guest Bollywood actor Amir Khan presented the award to Puri Municipality Additional Executive Officer Saroj Kumar Swain, who represented the district administration. Swain presented papers on how the administration has achieved success in managing plastic wastes generated in the holy town ensuring that the environment remains free from pollution.
In the ODF (open defecation-free) workshop, the write-ups prepared by the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) was honoured with a citation. The award was presented to Puri basing on a recommendation made by the Odisha Public Relations Department to the Central Government earlier.
Notably, the administration has initiated a campaign headed by district Collector Balwant Singh on how to keep the city cent per cent-free from plastic wastes. The administration has engaged people of all walks of life in the awareness and sensitisation programmes.