Koyilandi municipality, 30 km from Kozhikode, Kerala is grabbing attention as a model of excellence in civic services in a state bogged down by inefficiency, lack of direction and corruption. Koyilandi was the first town in Kerala to take the plastic-free campaign seriously with a padayatra by Municipality Chairman K Dasan himself three years ago.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/coastal-town-road-become-zero-waste-zone
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-gopakumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/grassroots
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vermiculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biogas
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kozhikode-d