Cleanliness drive cum awareness conducted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 24 2022:
Workers' Union Manipur (WUM) under the sponsorship of Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) organised a cleanliness drive cum awareness programme on plastic waste management at Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong and Nongpok Sanjenbam playground on Thursday.
Around 80 students of Sanjenbam Primary School and 31 WUM volunteers including women participated in the programme.
They collected plastic wastes from SKDC playground, Nongpok Ningthou Umanglai surrounding and roadsides, sorted them out into PET bottles and single used plastics, and transported them to plastic collection centres.
During the programme, WUM chief functionary W Anand and SUWONA president Ksh Umesh spoke on plastic pollution and its impact on the environment, as resource persons.