Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (HB/EP)

Udupi, Nov 25: “The quality of white raw rice being distributed at ration shops in the district is poor. Good quality rice should be distributed,” said district panchayat president Dinakar Babu to the officials. He was speaking after presiding over the monthly KDP meeting held in district panchayat auditorium on Wednesday, November 25. He asked the officials to write a letter to the department of food and civil supplies about the quality of rice.

The food department officials said that the rice is being supplied from Andhra Pradesh and the local rice grown in the district is not sufficient. The president responding on the matter urged the officials to write to the states that supply the rice.

“The ban on plastic is not implemented in the district,” said agriculture and industries standing committee president Sumith Shetty. The president asked Urban Development Authority officials to seize plastic that is with the wholesale merchants. He also asked all the taluk panchayat executives to take immediate action in this connection.

“Plastic ban will be possible when cloth bags as cheap as the plastic bags are made available. Therefore a suitable plan of action should be prepared in this connection,” said education and health standing committee president Pratap Hegde Marali.

The president asked the officials to make sure that drinking water connections to schools and anganwadis under Jal Jeevan Mission project is provided. “Provide facilities to differently-abled out of funds reserved for them. All the departments should work to complete the targets within the time limits,” he said.

District panchayat CEO Dr Navin Bhat, assistant secretary Kiran Padnekar, chief project officer Srinivas Rao, district panchayat vice president Sheela Shetty and social justice standing committee president Shobha Puthran were present.