Panaji, 29 December 2021

 

Over 100 volunteers including NCC cadets of 1 Goa Battalion NCC Panaji undertook a massive cleanliness drive at Miramar Beach as part of “Clean Neighborhood, Clean Goa’ initiative of Field Outreach Bureau-Goa, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, on  29th December, 2021. The programme was carried out under Swachh Bharat Mission of Government of India.

The day-long program was inaugurated by Colonel MKS Rathore, Commanding Officer, 1 Goa Battalion NCC Panaji, at a function held earlier at Youth Hostel, Campal. Cultural programs were also conducted as part of the event to create more awareness among the public.

Colonel MKS Rathore, speaking at the function, said that each person should take some responsibility to implement the Swachh Bharat program. We should always reduce the consumption that leads to waste generation, he said.

“Under the Puneet Sagar program of the NCC which is being observed from 1st to 31 December, over 3000 NCC cadets participated in various cleanliness drives across Goa. The collected wastes were disposed of with the help of the Panaji Corporation. More such activities have to be conducted to create more awareness among the public about the topic,” he said.

Colonel BS Charak, Administration Officer of 1 Goa Battalion NCC Panaji, Asha Vernekar of Goa Livelihood Forum, Balaji Kendre of Feedback Foundation, and officials from Corporation of the City of Panaji were also present at the function.

Over 100 volunteers including NCC cadets took out an awareness rally to Miramar Beach before launching the massive cleanliness drive. The volunteers collected 50 kg of dry waste from the beach.

As part of the event, a mini photo exhibition was conducted at the beach to create awareness among the tourists and other visitors about the importance of keeping the beaches of Goa and its neighborhoods clean. A street play was also performed at the beach for the public as part of the initiative.

Earlier the day, a team of members of women self help groups visited the Material Recovery Facility of the CCP at Taleigao to learn the process of waste segregation and disposal. Officials from the CCP conducted a workshop for the group members explaining the process of waste segregation and disposal. 

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