Virtual cleanliness dialogue prog organised

Central Chronicle News
Dhamtari, Sep 29: Panchayat and Rural Development Minister T.S. Singh Deo participated in a virtual cleanliness dialogue program, with public representatives on cleanliness, in which the Honorable Minister has announced this year’s targeted Open defecation Free(ODF),giving priority to plus villages, and to select the Gram Panchayat for conduction of Swachhta Jagriti Yatra.
The Minister instructed the officials for the activities of PLUS, cleaning of public places, construction of soak pit, manufacture of compost peat, plastic waste collection, door to door garbage collection by organizing Shramdaan. He urged the sarpanchs to make villagers aware about PLUS activities, stability and Sujalam Abhiyaan which will run for 100 days from September 25, 2021, through organizing community meetings, open meetings and gram sabhas to assess the present status of cleanliness and O.D.F status.
Along with the creation of a 100-day action plan for sustainability and construction of soak pit, soak pits should be constructed for gray-water management, he said. There are soaking pits in all public places, hand pumps, and if necessary, small drains should be constructed, and solid and liquid waste management works, construction of garbage shed, Nadep vermi compost, garbage collection, and use of public toilets were directed to be charged per family for maintaining cleanliness in the gram panchayat, he instructed.
If there are difficulties in emptying the toilet of the septic tank under the sewage management, in such a situation, it should be associated with the Gram Panchayat located at a distance of 10-15 km from the city. Regarding menstrual hygiene, he also directed that women should be involved in this campaign by giving detailed information regarding the use and disposal of sanitary pads, keeping up-to-date with information about cleanliness and health.
Chief Executive Officer District Panchayat Priyanka Rishi Mahobia, Sarpanch Parmanand Adil, Gram Panchayat Achota Sarpanch Ashok Devangan, Gram Panchayat Ranwa Sarpanch Gopalan Patel, Gram Panchayat Piparchedi Sarpanch Santosh Hirwani, Janpad Panchayat Dhamtari Chief Executive Officer Amit Dubey and departmental officers were present.

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