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Five mediapersons test positive
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Five media persons tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Thanjavur district.
Over 50 mediapersons who had not undertaken the vaccine jabs were subjected to the test in compliance with the instructions of Election Commission, for entry into vote counting centres on May 2.
The results indicated that four mediapersons in Thanjavur and one at Pattukottai were infected. They were taken to COVID Care Centres for collection of swab samples from them and their contacts.
Meanwhile, a branch of a private at Kumbakonam was closed temporarily after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
One of the employees who had gone on leave recently had reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Subsequently, a team despatched by Kumbakonam Municipality conducted swab tests for 20 employees of whom three were found to have been infected with the virus.
Updated Mar 15, 2021 | 17:17 IST
The BBMP has now invited tenders for the bio-mining project that is estimated to cost Rs 159 crores. What is bio-mining and how is it done? Why does it take so long to get completed? Explainer: What is bio-mining waste? | Photo Credit: PTI
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The BBMP plans to clean up the area, reclaim the deadland by clearing the legacy waste in a scientific way.
The capping method of covering the waste with soil has been banned under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
So what is this bio-mining method?
If you live in Bengaluru and have been hearing about how bad the situation at the Mandur Landfill site is, take heart. The place is in line for a makeover. The Mandur landfill on the outskirts of Bengaluru, was closed in 2014 after large-scale protests by residents. BBMP covered the garbage with sand and as a result, there is no stench in the area, except when there is rain or wind, say the local village
Delay in disbursement of loan irks street vendors
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Delay in disbursement of loans by banking institutions has irked a section of street vendors who have registered their names under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme in Kumbakonam Municipality.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing the special micro-credit facility for street vendors, where a collateral-free working capital loans of up to ₹10,000 of one-year tenure is offered to street vendors who have their names registered with the urban local bodies.
In Kumbakonam Municipality, a total of 605 street vendors have enrolled their names and the certificate of vending (CoV)/identification card has been issued to them. Out of the 605 street vendors who have registered their names prior to April 1, applications for bank loans were submitted online by 540 and they have been forwarded to the respective financial institutions by the Town V