NYK conducts Catch The Rain campaign
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 09 2022:
Stepping into the last legs of Catch The Rain Campaign Phase II (1st October 2021-31st January 2021) as part of Jal Shakti Abhiyan jointly organised by National Water Mission under Ministry of Jal Shakti and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra Thoubal in association with Phouden Youth Club conducted cleaning of public pond at Thoubal Wangkhem and organised a Slogan Writing Competition at Sapam Khongjom on Sunday.
A release by NYK Thoubal district youth officer Michael Thangminlien Mate informed that youths of Wangkhem and Phouden after the cleaning exercise, also took a pledge on ethical voting and signed on a Democracy Wall to vote without fear and favour as part of SVEEP-Signature Campaign.
The slogan writing competition was organised under the theme "Rainwater Harvesting & Water Conservation" and prizes distributed by NYK Thoubal volunteers.
A painting competition on the same theme was also organised on January 7 by NYK Thoubal volunteers at Wangoo Tera, Kakching, which was preceded by an essay writing competition and rally to spread awareness on Rainwater Harvesting on January 6 at Salungpham, Thoubal.
Catch The Rain campaign was launched in October 2021 and multiple training of youth programmes, water talks, water pledges, poster campaigns, knowledge competitions, demonstration activities had been conducted till date in various parts of Thoubal and Kakching districts.
The campaign is aimed at creating awareness through youths, sensitization of communities on the need of water conservation, rain water harvesting, minimizing wastage and re-use of water & mobilization of people in Rainwater Harvesting & Water Conservation initiatives of the government throughout the country, the release added.