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Environmental Awareness and Mass Cleaning Campaign |
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The Dzongkhag Environment Committee, in coordination with Trashigang MSS organized an Environmental Awareness Mass Cleaning Campaign on 29th August, 2009 at Trashigang Town. The main objecting of organizing such a campaign was to reinforce public participation in activities geared towards environmental conservation, especially waste management for urban people. The campaign hoped to instill a sense of responsibility in people to take environmental conservation seriously and contribute in own small ways
The Dzongkhag Administration officials, other government and corporate sector employees, businessmen and monk bodies of Trashigang Rabdhey also took part in the campaign which started at 9:00am in the morning and ended at 12:30pm. The participants gathered at the Mani Dungkhor at the centre of the Town at 9:00am in the morning, where they were soon joined by staffs and students of the Trashigang MSS, who had already started the cleaning activity from their school.
The day’s program started with a welcome speech by the Dzongkhag Environment Officer, where he expressed his appreciation to the school for organizing such an important activity. The Principal of the school delivered a short speech citing the objective for organizing such an event and also highlighted the importance of proper waste management for healthy living. He said that the event served two purposes; that of enhancing the cleanliness of the town, and also to entertain the public with some cultural items related to the theme of environmental conservation
After the speeches, the participants were divided into groups to clean up different areas in and around the Town. The cleaning also covered extreme areas such as Police Camp in Phomshing, Trashigang Dzong and along the road on the way to Rangjung. At the end, the participants collected about 5 truckloads of wastes, which were disposed off at Waste Disposal Site at Satsalu by the Refuse Collector Truck.
After the clean up campaign, the participants gathered once again at the Mani Dungkhor, where the students staged few cultural items, after which all the participants were treated to refreshments, sponsored by DEC. A few local businessmen also contributed refreshments.
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