GANDERBAL: In consonance with the Prime Minister’s ambitious mission of eradicating plastic waste from the country, a mega sanitation drive was yesterday conducted in the District Ganderbal.
Under the supervision of Additional District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal along with SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Poswal, a sanitation drive cum rally was carried out from the lawn of Mini-Secretariat Ganderbal in which ADC, Showkat Ahmad, ASP, Fayaz Hussain, all District Officers, CRPF-118, BSF 53, JKP, SDRP, ITBP, employees of Municipal Committee Ganderbal besides other prominent members of the society participated.
The participants were distributed in various groups, who went through lanes and locations of the town carrying play cards and banners with slogans and messages highlighting hazardous effects of plastic. Speaking on the occasion, ADDC said that objective of the campaign is to sensitize people regarding the ill effects of plastic and importance of cleanliness.
SSP also speak on the occasion and highlighted the ill effects of plastic on environment and emphasized upon the people to avoid single use plastic and polythene bags. Earlier, ADDC also administered pledge to avoid single use of plastic and polythene bags among the participants. Similar drive was also carried from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Office, Kangan and other Tehsils of the District. Later, the plastic waste was collected at the identified collection centers for scientific disposal.
KULGAM: With an aim to sensitize people about the ill effects of use of plastic, a mega anti plastic rally cum drive was carried out in Kulgam today which was flagged off by DDC Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat from the premises of DC office complex and reached out to all parts of main town Kulgam. The programme was organized by District Panchayat office and Municipal office Kulgam in collaboration with district administration.
ADDC, DPO, Eos, representatives of PRIs members of Urban Local Bodies and other officers and officials participated in the rally and collected plastic items from lanes, drains, and parks during the drive. Highlighting the importance of the Swachhta Hi Seva campaign DDC said that use of plastic has degraded the environment and it is high time that we stop this threat by saying no to the use of Plastic.
He added that under ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ campaign all blocks, panchayats and municipalities remained abuzz throughout the week and various programmes including rallies, sanitation drives and dumping of collected plastic items at designated dumping sites were carried out. It is pertinent to mention here that the district administration distributed eco-friendly bags at all four municipalities among general public and shopkeepers.