RAJOURI: As a part of Swachata hi Sewa campaign and to inculcate the habit of cleanliness and sanitation among the government employees, a major thematic swachata drive was conducted today in and around all the government institutions of district Rajouri. The drive was conducted on the directions of District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Mohammad Aijaz Asad.
A number of activities are being held by the district administration as a part of Swatchta hi sewa and single use plastic free campaign which includes ward wise door to door plastic collection and awareness campaigns in all the municipalities through rallies, conferences, symposium besides seizure of single use plastic items. So far 110 kg of plastic has been collected in the district.
Taking the drive forward, a major cleanliness drive was carried out in and around all the government institutions like GMC&AH, sub district hospitals, PHCs, educational institutions and others. The government employees collected plastic waste and deposited the same in the premises of their institutions for its scientific disposal on the scheduled day.
The main aim of the institutional drive was to give further momentum to the anti-plastic drive to make the district free from the single use plastic and to spread the message of cleanliness and sanitation in the society.