East Jaintia Hills Observes Gandhi Jayanti at Deputy Commissioner Office

Staff Correspondent

Shillong: As part of the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi, the District Swachh Bharat Mission, East Jaintia Hills, organized a “Swachhta Hi Seva” programme on the theme “Plastic Waste Management” at the Deputy Commissioner Office, East Jaintia Hills on Wednesday. East Jaintia Hills DC FM Dopth was the chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the DC informed that “Swachhta Hi Seva” campaign aims at promoting cleanliness and to create awareness about sanitation. He also informed that solid and liquid waste management activities and provision of toilets for each and every household in the district to achieve open defecation free status have been implemented.

“There are 21 villages in the district that have taken up plastic waste management activities during the month-long “Swachhta Hi Seva” campaign and altogether 751 kilograms of plastic waste have be collected from these villages and it will be sent to the cement plants in the district for conversion into other useful materials” he said. The Deputy Commissioner called upon the people to take concrete measures in eliminating plastic waste and to put into practice cleanliness activities in order to keep the surroundings in the district clean.

The District Swachh Bharat Mission also conducted a cleaning drive in the district from Dkhiah to Byndihati. The DC along with other district officers led the cleaning drive. Many people including schools and college students of the district also participated in the drive.

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