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Weight
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Local (within municipaI limits)
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Upto 200 Kms.
(kochi.kottayam
,palakkad
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201 to 1000 Kms.
(trivandrum,Chennai ,
bangalore,hyderabad
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1001 to 2000 Kms.
(Mumbai,patna,
kolkatha
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Above 2000 Kms.
(delhi,guwahati)
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Upto 50 grams
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INR 17
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INR 39
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INR 39
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INR 39
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INR 39
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51 grams to 200 grams
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INR 28
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INR 39
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INR 45
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INR 67
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INR 79
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201 grams to 500 grams
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INR 34
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INR 56
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INR 67
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INR 90
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INR 101
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Additional 500 grams or part
thereof
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INR 10
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INR 15
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INR 30
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INR 40
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INR 50
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EVERY INDIVIDUAL CAN HELP SAVE THE OZONE LAYER Just
as every drop in the ocean matters, the contribution of every member of
society, however small, matters when it comes to protecting nature,
Deputy Inspector General Visakhapatnam Range Swati Lakra said.
She was the chief guest at an inter-school elocution competition
organised by The Hindu in association with ESSAR Foundation at
Visakhapatnam Public Library here on Saturday.
“Everyday we need to think and rethink before using plastics and
throwing waste. Though the concept appears to be vast, at the
micro-level every individual can do something about preserving nature,”
she said.Topic
The topic for the final contest among 10 winners of the preliminary
round was ‘protecting our atmosphere for generations to come’.
Professor of Andhra University Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication P. Bobby Vardhan and professor of AU Department of
Environmental Sciences K. Kameswar Rao were the judges.
Urvish Gehlot of Visakha Valley School got the first prize and K.
Sahithi of Siva Sivani Public School the second prize and P. Rohit of VT
High School the third prize. Venetia Francis of Kotak Salesian School,
Aneesa Tanaz of Bhashyam Public School and V. Harshitha of Sri Prakash
Vidyaniketan won consolation prizes.
Points raised
Contestants in the final round spoke about the causes for depletion of
ozone layer blaming rising population, deforestation, mass pollution of
air, water and atmosphere for it. They also stressed on the need to
reduce usage of energy consuming machines, chemicals, plastics and those
that contribute to high carbon emission.
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DRIVE FOR A ‘SEA CHANGE’ A
large number of naval officers, sailors and their families along with
civilians participated in a drive to clean the beach as part of
observing the International Coastal and Waterfront Clean Up Day on the
beach here on Saturday.
The cleanup drive had a tag-line, “Time for a sea change” and was
intended to create awareness among the general public on the need to
keep the beaches clean and to safeguard the environment.
Eastern Naval Command and the Coast Guard organised the programme. Chief
of Staff of ENC Vice-Admiral Sunil Lanba inaugurated the programme near
the Kursura submarine museum. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of ENC
Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra was present along with Flag Officers and senior
officers.
A large number of pupils from the Navy Children School, the Kendriya
Vidyalayas, PAPA Home and NSS volunteers from Andhra University, and
members of clubs and service organisations like Lions Club, Waltair
club, Walkers Club, Century Club and the Consumer Protection Council,
joined the cleanup drive for the first time.
The drive was also meant to support the efforts of the VUDA in making
Visakhapatnam a clean city. According to a Navy press release, 2000
Naval officers, sailors and their families and 1,000 civilians
participated in the cleanup drive.
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