PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the self-sustaining model being developed at the village Panchayat level will help in making the sanitation system of the State more effective. He was addressing a gathering in Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district after flagging off 15 vehicles for solid and liquid waste management on Friday. These vehicles included seven electric garbage collection vehicles provided by Nestlé India under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
The CM said that the State government is continuously working to strengthen the sanitation system in rural and urban areas of the State and protect the environment. He said that modern resources, public participation and the cooperation of the corporate sector will play an important role in better management of solid and liquid wastes in the State. He claimed that the State government is making an effort to make the State’s waste collection and disposal system more organized and effective.
Chief development officer, Divesh Sasni said an action plan for solid and liquid waste management has been prepared through 71 clusters in 373 village Panchayats of Udham Singh Nagar district. He informed that 231 vehicles have been pressed into service for waste management in the district.
District Panchayat president Ajay Maurya, Mayor Vikas Sharma and others attended the programme.
