MCC bags IconSWM 2011 excellence award

December 14, 2011

Mangalore, December 14: The Mangalore City Corporation has shared the Joint First Position of IconSWM 2011 excellence award with Mysore City Corporation.

The award was conferred during the second international conference on Solid Waste Management and Exhibition on Muncipal Services, Urban Development, Public Works and Clean Technology (Icon SWM 2011) held at Jadavpur University with the support of Govt of India and Govt of West Bengal recently.

Revealing this to media persons at his office on Wednesday, MCC Mayor Praveen Anchan said that the credit goes to the hard work of his team. “We will promise to keep the standards as good as it is now”, he said.

He said Mangalore City Corporation was selected by the assessors in Tier-2 selection process for its proactive actions on solid waste management and initiative in making the roads concrete.

The MCC has been able to install Bio Gas plant, compost plants and sanitary land fill sites with respect to solid waste management. In IconSWM 2009 Mangalore had bagged second position. Many Municipalities have been assessed. A team from Jadavpur University had visited Mangalore for three days and in the slab of 3,00,000 population three cities had got selected. About Rs 1 lakh crore has been spent on this initiative. The Bio-Methanation project has also been implemented by the City Corporation. MCC has been able to sell the compost as a fertiliser and its quality has been appreciated. There is 100% door to door collection of garbage and segregated waste is fed to the Bio- Methanation plant. The 'Nisargaruna' plant is operational since August 2011, he said.

He said that the infrastructure for composting plant and sanitary landfill has been developed along with KUDCEMP at a cost of Rs 6.48 crores and 9.39 crores with ADB loans. The Winrow composting and Vermi Composting plant is operational since 2008 and Landfill site since 2010.

In the future there will be stress on source segregation, hydraulically operated vehicles will be used for Primary and secondary transportation. GPS systems will be installed in secondary transportation vehicles and sweeping of streets will be mechanized, he added.

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NRI from Udupi wins Rs 50 crore in Abu Dhabi’s big ticket draw

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February 4,2026

An Indian resident who won the Dh20 million (approximately Rs 50 crore) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw has told of his joy at sharing his life-changing fortune with a friend.

Shanthanu Shettigar, a shop manager in Muscat, regularly buys tickets for the monthly grand prize draw with one of his closest friends – and the pair won on February 3.

Mr Shettigar, 33, who is from Udyavar in Udupi district of the southern state of Karnataka and has lived in the Omani capital for eight years, said he was left speechless after learning of his success.

“When I first moved to Muscat, many of my colleagues were purchasing Big Ticket, which encouraged me to give it a try,” he said.

“I started buying tickets on my own, and later began sharing tickets with a close friend. The ticket that brought me this win was one we purchased together.”

“Like most people, I receive a lot of spam calls, and I was fully absorbed in my work as well. I knew the live draw was taking place tonight, but I never imagined my name would be announced,” he said.

“When I realised it was real and that I had won, I was honestly speechless. It still hasn’t fully sunk in, but I’m extremely happy.”

Mr Shettigar is not sure how he will spend his share of the money, but encouraged others to take part.

“This win was completely unexpected, so I want to take some time to think things through before deciding what to do next,” he said.

“I would definitely encourage others to participate with Big Ticket, whether with family or friends – you never know when your moment might come.”

The Big Ticket was established in 1992 with an initial first prize of Dh1 million. It is one of the most popular monthly raffles in the UAE.

It has transformed the lives of many people across the Emirates and beyond.

Entry to the Big Ticket Millionaire is Dh500. Tickets can be bought online or at counters at Zayed International Airport and Al Ain Airport.

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