It has been over two years since the city corporation decided to decentralize the handling and decomposition of organic wastes and proposed to construct 65 micro composting centres (MCCs). As on Sunday, the corporation has constructed 25 centres. But only 12 centres are functioning at present.
Due to lack of space, the corporation has decided to set up the centres in open reserved space (OSR) sites but has witnessed huge resistance from the public. While some of them staged protests opposing the corporation’s move, some others had moved the court and obtained a stay order.
While the residents claimed that composting centres in the middle of residential areas would create health hazards because of flies and foul odour, activists said that the purpose of the reserved sites should not be diverted as per the high court directions.
Pandemic woes: 315 students drop out of Corporation schools; 80 per cent from North Chennai
Corporation commissioner G Prakash had ordered teachers to speak to the families and find out the reason behind the children dropping out and readmit them.
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Students of Ashok Nagar Girls Higher Secondary Corporation School in Chennai in smiles after receiving new textbooks and uniforms. (File photo| Ashwin Prasath, EPS)
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CHENNAI: While the COVID-19 disrupted the functioning of schools, it also pushed students from vulnerable sections further away from learning. During the pandemic, a total of 315 students dropped out from the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) schools across the city.