UDHAMPUR: On the directions of District Development Commissioner, Udhampur Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, a sanitation drive was launched today by the District Panchayat Officer Udhampur. The two weeks sanitation drive would focus on improving cleanliness in and around public offices and in rural areas. On the first day of the drive the complex having the offices of District Panchayat Officer, BDO, SDAO and Executive Engineer REW were declared a zero polythene zone and bins for biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste were also installed in the complex.
Officers and other stakeholders were sensitized about importance of maintaining sanitation and were exhorted upon to actively participate in the drive. District Panchayat Officer Udhampur, Sukriti Sharma, Executive Engineer REW, Mehmood Ahmed, BDO Udhampur, Pradeep Singh, officers of RDS, Sarpanches and people in large number were present on the occasion.