Leave aside ego problems and cooperate: CM to bureaucrats
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, May 09 2018: "If we are committed and determined, we would be able to achieve anything for the welfare of the State" asserted Chief Minister N Biren at a 'One Day Workshop on SBM(G) for attaining ODF in Manipur' held today at Sangai Hall, Imphal Hotel here under the aegis of the Public Health Engineering Department.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister appealed the capable and talented officers to leave aside ego issues and cooperate, co-ordinate and work collectively for development of the State.

He further advised the officers to work sincerely and honestly and to do away with contract oriented mindset.

Contract oriented working style delays various schemes and programmes, he added.

Biren said that under the 'Go to Village' mission, the Government would construct toilets and bathrooms specially for women and girls in each and every village of the State.

Leave aside ego problems and cooperate: CM to bureaucrats

He asked the officials to work towards attaining Open Defecation Free status for the entire State by August 15 of this year.

A review meeting with all the officers from Chief Engineer to Section Officers would be held to work out the modalities to attain the ODF in the State in time, he added.

He mentioned that a DPR for construction of a Recycling Manufacturing Unit would be sent to Government of India soon.

Minister for PHED L Dikho said that the SBM(G) has made tremendous progress in the State.

However, there is a need to organise sensitization programme and awareness campaign about SBM across the State, he added.

"Let us commit to make a Clean Manipur and to promote and preserve ecosystem", he added.

Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India Parameswaran Iyer said that the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is not just a toilet construction programme but it is also aimed at bringing a behavioural change among the people of the country.

He stated that a great behavioural shift can be seen in the entire country now.

The sanitation coverage for Rural India in 2014 was only 39 percent and it has been substantially increased to 83 percent now, he added.

He mentioned that according to a research conducted by Gates Foundation, diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery are very much lower in ODF villages.

He appreciated the State Government's recent initiative 'Go to Village' Mission as it would help the Swachh Bharat Mission (G).

He said that around 40,000 toilets would be constructed in the State soon.

Secretary, PHE Nidhi Kesarwani gave a detailed power point presentation on Open Defecation Free Manipur: Roadmap and Challenges.

Itmaybementioned that Senapati and Bishnupur Districts have been officially declared ODF districts in the State.

Deputy Director General of Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Hiranya Borah, PHE ChiefEngineer H Sunil Singh, Deputy Commissioners of various districts and others attended the function.