Waste disposal a headache for Smart City!
Mangaluru, June 15: Though it was selected for the Central government’s Smart City Project, it has become a big headache for the city to dispose waste in a systematic way.
The Antony Waste Management was given contract for waste management in the city. As the labourers of the management company have been resorting to protests very often, the people have to face the problem and the city will have stinking smell.
Alleging that they were not given payment, the waste collecting labourers boycotted their work from Thursday and it has continued even on Friday, making the city hell. As a result, entire city is filled with garbage and started stinking. As the stray dogs scattered the waste kept in bags before the houses and shops, the city became unhygienic. With the heavy rains, the situation has become worse in the city.
The labourers said that they would not resume their work till the company cleared their salary. But the City Corporation had clarified that Rs 2.10 dues to be paid to the Antony Waste Management by the corporation was cleared on Thursday afternoon and the waste collection would resume from Friday morning. But till Fridayevening, the workers did not turn up to collect the waste.
This is not the first time that the labourers resort to protest because of the conflict between the city corporation and the company. Same situation was happened during last November and in 2016. But it is the people who suffer from their problem.
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Russian First Deputy PM Manturov meets PM Modi; discusses trade, energy ties
New Delhi (PTI): Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation.
Manturov, on a two-day visit to India, also held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
The Russian embassy said Modi and Manturov discussed "specific steps to implement agreements reached" during the India-Russia summit held in December last.
"Particular attention was paid to further strengthening Russia-India trade, economic, investment, energy and industrial cooperation," it said on social media.
In their meeting, Doval and Manturov were learnt to have discussed bilateral defence cooperation besides the evolving regional security situation.
The Russian first deputy PM's visit to New Delhi comes days after India cleared procurement of a fresh batch of five S-400 missile systems from Russia.
The decision to procure the additional batch of five S-400 air defence missile systems was taken against the backdrop of the missile system proving its capability during Operation Sindoor.
The missile system played a crucial role in India's dominance over Pakistan during the May 7-10 hostilities last year.
In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of S-400 air defence missile systems, notwithstanding a warning by the US that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions under the provisions of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
Three squadrons have already been delivered.
In the talks, the two sides are also expected to exchange views on the West Asia conflict and its impact on global economy, especially on the energy sector.
It is learnt that both sides also reviewed the implementation of decisions taken at the summit talks between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in last December.
Following talks between the two leaders, India and Russia unveiled a raft of measures including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and to increase the annual trade to USD 100 billion by 2030.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week lauded India's "independent foreign policy" and said that Russia looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Modi for a visit this year.
In an address at a conference titled 'India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda', he said the "time-tested" friendship between the two countries is a model on interstate relations based on mutual trust and respect.
