Ministry of Earth Sciences

Swachhta Pakhwada (Cleanliness Fortnight) of Ministry of Earth Sciences and its various Organisations was organized from 16th to 30th June, 2017.

Posted On: 18 JUL 2017 3:19PM by PIB Delhi

 Swachhta Pakhwada (Cleanliness Fortnight) of Ministry of Earth Sciences and its various Organisations was organized from 16th to 30th June, 2017.  In addition to general cleanliness of the Campus of MoES and its Organisations, some additional activities were carried out like undertaking cleanliness of some villages, donating dustbins to schools and hospitals for maintaining their cleanliness, arranging drawing/ painting competitions among school children for spreading Swachhta awareness etc.  The major activities undertaken during the fortnight are:

 

i)                    Cleanliness drive was undertaken at the Bharati Station in Antarctica

 

Bharati station during winter season

 

Mixing plant before cleaning

Mixing plant after cleaning operation

Water treatment plant before cleaning

Water treatment plant after cleaning operation
     

 

Kitchen during cleaning operation

Kitchen after cleaning operation

 

ii)                  Cleanliness drive was also undertaken at the Himadri Station in the Arctic

 

 

 

 

 

iii)                Cleanliness activities were also undertaken on FORV Sagar Sampada, a research vessel in Bay of Bengal)

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                            

(iv) Dustbins were donated to some schools by NCAOR, Goa.  IITM, Pune donated dustbins to a hospital in Pune.  MoES has decided to donate dustbins, garbage trolleys, waste paper shredder etc to some schools of its adjoining locality at Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

(v) Plantation of tree saplings was undertaken by the Ministry and its various organizations.

(vi) CMLRI, Kochi undertook a cleanliness drive in the premises of State Juvenile Home, Kakkanad, Kochi.

(vii) INCOIS, Hyderabad, adopted a nearby school – Govt Zila Parishad School for undertaking cleanliness drive.

(viii) NIOT, Chennai undertook cleaning of fishing villages in Kadalur – Periakkum and other adjoining places.

(ix) India Meteorological Department (IMD)  and its various offices located in various parts of the country also organized Swachhta Pakhwada enthusiastically. 

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