PULWAMA: Rural Development Department in collaboration with district administration and Municipal Committee Pulwama today organized a grand concluding awareness programme under ‘Swachta Hi Seva’ campaign here today. Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah was the chief guest on the occasion while as Director General Planning; Bilal Ahmad participated as guest of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC said that it is a collective duty to keep surroundings clean. He said use of polythene and plastic has serious ill-effects on environment. He sought cooperation of every section of society in making Pulwama a polythene free district. He stressed upon participants to disseminate the message of the sanitation drive among the common masses and appealed shopkeepers and street vendors not to use polythene and plastic material.
The Director General Planning in his address called for behavioural changes among the masses towards cleanliness and sanitation. A cleanliness drive was also carried at DC Office Complex and in main market. The participants were administered pledge regarding ‘Not to make use of single use plastic’. Earlier, BDO Pulwama gave a brief of activities carried out under the ‘Swachta Hi Seva’ sanitation campaign in the district.