SRINAGAR: Mega sanitation drives under ‘Swachta Hi Seva’ campaign launched by Directorate of Urban Local Bodies concluded today during which various awareness programmes and cleanliness drives were held by Municipal Council/Committees of Kashmir and Ladakh divisions. The concluding day was observed as ‘Shramdaan’ with taking a pledge to stop the use of Single Use Plastics (SUPs) in day to day activities.
During the campaign, various activities were undertaken by the Municipal Councils/ Committees in their respective areas with participation of general public, community organizations/ Committees, SHGs, local administration and other stakeholders. A large quantities of SUPs including single use bottles, disposable plates, forks, glasses, juice and cold drink containers were collected from the streets, lanes, drains, parks, gardens, farms, fields, local offices, river banks, Nallahs, Springs and other establishments in the towns. Around 1760 kilograms of single use plastic waste was collected by 42 Municipal Councils/ Committees during the campaign.