Offer for eco-friendly bag makers: Mulugu Collector C Narayana Reddy

Mulugu: In an initiative that gives fillip to the manufacturers of the jute, cloth and paper bags, and thereby scaling down the use of plastics by the people, the Mulugu District Administration has decided to provide them stalls free of cost in the upcoming biennial Sammakka-Saralamma jatara at Medaram. Well determined to ensure plastic free tribal fair, District Collector C Narayana Reddy has said that a meeting will be conducted with the makers of jute, cloth and paper bags at 11 am on December 17.

"The onus is on every devotee turning to Medaram to protect the sanctity of the jatara held in the forest environs. Plastics that enter forest ecosystem is detrimental to the environment. The impact of plastics could have long-term negative effects on the ecosystem, hence, we need to avoid its usage," Reddy said.

The administration has decided to offer stall space free of cost to the traders selling the eco-friendly at less price, he said. It may be mentioned here that the biennial Medaram jatara is scheduled from February 5 to 8.

In another development, the DFO Pradep Kumar Setty has asked 360 odd employees working with the Forest Department to ensure the thickets as a litter free zone especially Medaram jatara. He also directed them to keep an eye on avoiding fire accidents in the jatara and nearby forests.

Mulugu FDO Nikhitha and Venkatapuram FDO Md Khader Mohiuddin were among others present.