Kangpokpi sparkles on Gandhi Jayanti
Source: The Sangai Express
Kanggui, October 03 2013:
Following a joint social service programme conducted around Kangpokpi township to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 144th birth anniversary yesterday, Kanggui Youth Union has called upon every denizens to ensure that the town remains clean and green.
Kanggui Youth Union in collaboration with Kanggui Women Welfare Organization and Kanggui Town Committee organised mass social work sponsored by SBI Kangpokpi Branch to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, also observed as National Cleanliness Day.
Students of Diamond English High School, Elite Hr Secy School and Kanggui Govt High School also joined the clean-up campaign apart from the general public.
With about 300 individuals participating cleanliness drive was carried out mainly at Kanggui Bazar with personnel of Kangpokpi Sub Fire Station joining hands in cleaning the drains.
While speaking on the sidelines of cleanliness drive KYU president Hechon Singson said "cleanliness is a part of our civilization so with the progress of civilization one should cleanse the body, mind, heart, action, manner and soul which will lead to the highest form of civilization" .
While stressing that the importance of cleanliness cannot be ignored at individual and community level, Hechon reminded that cleanliness is an important factor for human health and spiritual development and equally essential for environmental development.
Meanwhile, Kangpokpi AC MLA Nemcha Kipgen lauding Kanggui Youth Union for taking the initiatives for cleaner and greener Kanggui appealed to all the denizens to adopt a clean and hygienic lifestyle.
KYU Gen Secy Lallen Kipgen conveyed thanks to the CEO-SHADC Kanggui, MO, CHC Kanggui, OC Kanggui Police Station, ARCS, DTO, Post Office, ZEO and others who made financial and material contribution for the successful conduct of the mass social work.
Youth wings of all Churches in Kanggui also carried out cleanliness drive at the two cemetery of Kanggui as part of the mass social work organized by KYU the same day.