Overview

• The Deputy Chief Minister told the Assembly the government will pursue a cooperative, non-intimidatory approach to polluting industries, noting Ramky is one among dozens of cases under scrutiny.
• District collectors have received instructions to curb single-use plastics as the state moves to operationalize existing bans.
• Villages that achieve plastic-free status will receive rewards modeled on the Nirmal Gram Puraskar scheme.
• The Secretariat has been declared plastic-free, and the state plans recycling units, circular-economy parks, and support for biodegradable manufacturing.
• A special Assembly discussion on environment and pollution is slated for the next session, with officials acknowledging weak on-ground enforcement and assigning canal pollution duties to municipal bodies rather than the PCB alone.