Mass rally for cleaner environment held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 19 2016 :
As part of the National Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation awareness week, a rally was organized today by the Public Health and Engineering Department and Community Capacity Development Unit.
Large number of people including officials of PHED and CCDU participated in the rally which marched from the PHED office towards Kangla Gate.
Additional Chief Secretary (PHED) WL Hangsing commented that people should consider keeping the environment neat and clean as an inherent duty.
Such rally will surely remind the people to keep the surrounding neat and clean but not only on occasions.
While Additional Chief Engineer PHED L Ibomcha said the National Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation awareness week was launched on March 16 and will continue till March 22 .
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The department will observe the World Water Day on March 22 as part of the campaign for a clean and neat environment.
Such campaign was conducted in other parts of the State too.
He added that the Seijang Water Supply plant will be upgraded to a 24X7 plant through the department.
Other districts will also be covered in the coming days, he added.
Director of CCDU L Swamikanta said people need to extend their help and support for such campaigns and the concerned department must conduct frequent awareness programmes.