Swachha Bharat Abhiyan launched at Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: By. Basant Rath, Journalist.

The National Sanitation Campaign under Swachha Bharat Mission launched from September 25 to October 23 next month commenced here on Thursday at Mission Shakti Conference hall.

Collector Md.Sadique Alam was the chief guest said the district administration will launch a special cleanliness drive on Gandhi Jayanti i.e. 2^ndOctober, 2014 in district involving “Shramdaan” and awareness activities for keeping the sphere of work neat and clean with special focus o­n all government offices, school premises, police stations, urban local bodies, public health centres in view of the directives of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India as a part of the clean India campaign. Hon’ble Prime Minister has also called for making the “Swachh Bharat Mission” a mass movement in order to achieve Gandhiji’s Dream to create a “Clean India” by the 150^thBirth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019 the Collector said.

 The Member Secretary DWSM Tapan Kumar Rout said the mission aims to cover all households, provide community toilets, public toilets, and a solid waste management facility in each town. Under the programme, community toilets will be built in residential areas where it is difficult to construct individual household toilets. Public toilets will also be constructed in designated locations such as tourist places, markets, and bus stations.

Also the “The programme includes elimination of open defecation, conversion of unsanitary toilets to pour flush toilets, eradication of manual scavenging, municipal solid waste management and bringing about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices,” Rout added.

 Among others PDDRDA, Gopinath Saraka, PO OTELP Pabitra Mohan Nayak, Chairman Nabarangpur Block, Badabyasa Bhatra, Vice-chairman Kosagumuda block, DIPRO, Bhujang Bhusan Rao, CDPOs, Anganwadis, volunteer’s were present at the meeting.

Collector Md. Sadique Alm, inaugurated the “Swachhta  Ratha” and mass cleanness drive  was inaugurated to create awareness throughout the district.