The District Suchitwa Mission has issued guidelines for the effective implementation of green protocol during the parliament election.
It has urged political parties and candidates to use boards, banners and posters made of clothes and other eco-friendly materials for campaign. Flex boards and use of plastic materials should be avoided.
Apart from the materials for campaigning, the Suchitwa Mission has urged the authorities to use eco- friendly materials in polling booths and offices.
Disposable plates, plantain leaves, bubble top dispensers, earthen pots and steel glasses should be used for serving food and water.
Eco-friendly materials
Earlier, both the Election Commission and the Kerala High Court had called for using environmental friendly materials for campaign during the elections.
The High Court last week issued an order directing all candidates and the political parties to strictly adhere to the guidelines of the Election Commission in this regard. It directed authorities to ensure there is no use of PVC flex boards and other such non-biodegradable materials as campaign material in the State.
Meanwhile, authorities have initiated steps to appoint polling officials. Election personnel will be appointed in 1,704 polling booths in the district.
Officials said that data entry work in this regard had commenced. As many as 12,000 government servants will be deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the district.
As per the voters’ list published on January 30, 2019, there are 16,61,796 voters in Alappuzha district. Officials said that people could enrol their names in the list till March 25.
Officials said that public could report on model code of conduct (MCC) and expenditure violations through citizens’ vigil (cVIGIL) mobile application. cVIGIL connects citizens with district control room, returning officer and flying squads, static surveillance teams.
People reporting violations should click a picture or record a two-minute video of the activity violating MCC on their mobile phone and register the complaint online.
The GIS information captured with the complaint automatically flags it to the authorities concerned for taking further action.