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ITANAGAR: The people of Ziro plateau in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh have resolved to make the Mission Clean Kley River (MCKR) more effective and successful than the previous versions during a mass meeting held at the district secretariat on Friday. Chairing the meeting, Lower Subansiri deputy commissioner Bamin Nime agreed to the proposal of the Apatani Youth Association (AYA) to adopt the cleanup operation of the river on a pilot basis. This will make the efforts of the Kley River cleaning up process more streamlined, effective, and better coordinated, the DC said, while also agreeing to issue an order against open defecation at a few places in the valley.
While urging the heads of departments, PRI leaders, students, and the public of the valley to cooperate in the upcoming 9th edition of MCKR scheduled to be held on the 13th of this month, AYA president Tapi Mali informed last year more than 4000 people from the valley participated in the MCKR. "We anticipate the people of Ziro Valley to cooperate again with AYA and will turn up in more numbers than the previous year," he said.
The 27-km-long Kley River is the lone river in Ziro Valley, touching all the villages of the Apatani plateau. The Apatani Youth Association initiated the movement of cleanup operations on the river in 2015, which eventually turned into a calendar-based event. The meeting was also attended by SP Keni Bagra, DMO Dr Nani Rika, HoD's, members of AYA, Apatani Gaon Bura, Gaon Buri Association, and NGO's. Meanwhile, the AYA also appealed to the DC to issue an order to allow the sale of only green fire crackers and allow bursting until 10 p.m. during the upcoming Diwali celebration for a safe and pollution-free Diwali celebration, an official communiqué said here.
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