Ponnampet's Former PDO Puttaraju Honoured at International Forum

Puttaraju, the former Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Ponnampet Gram Panchayat, was recently invited to join a panel at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Asia Pacific Chapter.

Ponnampet: Puttaraju, the former Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Ponnampet Gram Panchayat, was recently invited to join a panel at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Asia Pacific Chapter in Bengaluru.

The international forum, which boasts participation from over 90 countries, recognised his pivotal role in waste management and sustainable development.

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Puttaraju’s success, along with the efforts of the Clean Coorg Initiative (CCI), the local administration, and waste management organisation Hasirudala, was praised for closing a 40-year-old landfill in Ponnampet. The landfill's closure was hailed as a groundbreaking achievement, promoting environmental sustainability.

Aparna Kumar, a member of CCI, expressed pride in the collective efforts: "His contribution and success, a collective effort of the citizens’ group, the administration, and Hasirudala, were applauded at this international forum."

The model of landfill closure developed in Ponnampet was a key focus during the discussions at the Organics Congress, which explored ways to mitigate climate change through sustainable practices. "Ponnampet today stands high as a model town, perhaps the first of its kind in the country to mitigate sustainable climate change," added Aparna Kumar.

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