- DC felicitates sweepers, calls them Swachhata Prahri
REASI: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and culmination of first phase of ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ mission in the district, Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib felicitated sanitation workers and called them ‘Swachhta Prahri’, watchers of cleanliness and exalted their role in keeping Reasi clean. She also presented a memento to Swachhta Prahri, Kuldeep at a programme held at the office of BDO Reasi.
The Deputy Commissioner, earlier, led a rally from District Headquarter to Reasi bus stand and offered Shramdaan along with other district officers. The team, led by the DC, helped clean an entire dump of garbage and later walk through the town spreading awareness about cleanliness and use of separate dustbins for wet and dry waste. Erring shopkeepers and households were also warned against littering.
Later, a function was organized by the Rural Development Office and office of BDO Reasi in which people from all walks of life were felicitated by the Deputy Commissioner for their role in ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ mission and in keeping Reasi clean. Speaking at the occasion, the DC informed that all the confiscated plastic bags and segregated plastic waste is going to be sent to sustainable end through recycling and other methods.
The DC also distributed T-shirts among sanitation workers as a token of appreciation for their noble job. While, President Reasi Municipal Committee, Sudesh Puri was felicitated for his role in ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ mission, Chief Agriculture Officer, Onkar Choudhary and his office were awarded as the ‘Cleanest Office in Mini Secretariat Reasi’. Vishaw and group were also felicitated for performing street plays all over the district and spreading word about the mission. A local body, Youth Brigade was given a memento acknowledging their extraordinary role and consolidated efforts with the district administration in SHS mission.