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MC launches ‘Swachhta ki Pathshala’ in Chandigarh schools

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CHANDIGARH: The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh launched “Swachhta ki Pathshala”, an awareness campaign on cleanliness for schools in the city. Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, launched the campaign at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16.

The aim of this programme is to inculcate the importance of sustainable waste management and environment preservation in the young minds. The Corporation also aims to reach out to parents and other adult family members through children to sensitise them about good practices. The focus is on spreading awareness against littering, single-use plastic and promoting the practice of segregation of garbage at source. The campaign incorporates two programmes – “Swachhta Brigade” and “rook toko” – in a bid to train students to take responsibility to keep their city clean and also deter other people from littering the streets, spitting in public spaces, and entirely stop using single-use plastic or SUP based products. 

The Chandigarh MC is set to cover all schools of the city, including private in the next six months – wherein, a video presentation will be exhibited during classes about different topics and issues regarding keeping our spaces clean, which will be then followed by an address from a representative from the civic body and an open question-answer session. The Commissioner along with two joint commissioners will visit schools and hold classes for students studying from class 6 to 12 under the campaign.

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