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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana govt urged to impose total ban on single-use plastics
1 2 Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has urged the state govt to impose a total ban on single-use plastics (SUP), citing severe environmental damage and health risks. In a detailed representation, FGG highlighted the widespread littering of plastic carry bags, plates and other disposable items, which choke drains, pollute water bodies, endanger wildlife and compromise soil and groundwater quality. Drawing attention to successful bans in Karnataka and Maharashtra, the forum stressed that enforcement of existing rules was ineffective and called for comprehensive action. FGG president Padmanabha Reddy said, "Even with the slightest rain, the roads get flooded, leading to traffic chaos, particularly in metropolitan cities such as Hyderabad, besides damaging property and sometimes claiming human life. Domesticated animals consuming leftover food and other waste thrown in plastic bags die a painful death. Burning of plastics leads to the emission of highly toxic gases, particularly dioxins and furans. " He added, "In Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, less than 50 micron thickness carry bags were banned, but it is impossible to control and regulate the manufacturing and use of such plastic carry bags as public are not in a position to know the exact thickness." FGG said the National Green Tribunal (NGT) upheld the legal validity of the total ban on plastics imposed by Karnataka. The plastic industry filed an appeal against the NGT order before the SC, which refused to stay the NGT order, he said. "The govt of Karnataka has taken into account the environmental concern and protection of public interest, which is of much greater cause than the economic interest sought by the manufacturers of single-use plastic items. Telangana should follow the footsteps of Karnataka," he said.
Hans India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
FGG outraged over BRS' diktat to city corporators
Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) on Tuesday demanded action against the BRS party for refraining their corporators from canvassing their vote in the Council election under Hyderabad Local Authorities constituency (LAC). The FGG president M Padmanabha Reddy said that asking the corporators not to cast their vote attracts offence under Section 123 of the RP Act and Section 169 of BNS. The FGG president said that Election Commission of India was taking numerous steps to improve the polling percentage. The Civil Society Organisations in Telangana at the time of elections were organising as 'Election Watch' and taking up campaign for all citizens to exercise their voting right. The Supreme Court ordered the ECI to include NOTA to improve the polling percentage and to allow negative voting. The entire exercise of the Election Commission of India, Supreme Court and Civil Societies was to see that all voters should exercise their Right to Vote. Padmanabha Reddy said that citizens of Hyderabad have elected their Corporators, MLAs and MPs by exercising their adult franchises. When it comes to electing an MLC by Corporators of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the BRS party is directing its Corporators not to participate in elections. The party has warned the Corporators of serious action if any Corporator participates and votes in elections. This act of the BRS party violates Section 123 of RP Act and again, as per Section 169 of BNS 2023 a person has an electoral right to vote at an election. Directing the party Corporators not to go for voting violates the Right to Vote. Forum for Good Governance requests Election Commission of India to take suitable action in this matter, the FGG president said.
