Srinagar/ June,20: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Thursday conduct two back to back educational sessions at Govt. Higher Secondary School at Gund Hassi Bhat, in the outskirt of Srinagar where a special Educational team of “Jammu and Kashmir Sahara Foundation” an IEC partner was asked to aware and educate school going students about the prevailing challenges in Solid waste Management (SWM) in the summer capital.
Special target sanitation program “Vishesh Swachchta Abhiyaan” initiated by Srinagar Municipal Corporation has reached schools to educate students and sensitize their behavior towards environmental welfare as two back to back educational sessions were taken up at Govt. Higher Secondary School at Gund Hassi Bhat, where a special Educational team of “Jammu and Kashmir Sahara Foundation” an IEC partner was tasked to aware and educate school going students about the prevailing challenges in Solid waste Management (SWM) in Srinagar City.
“We are triggering the inner feelings and motivating the students to ignite in them a spirit to be a part and parcel of various cleanliness campaigns and missions” said Sheikh Ahsaan Ellahi, Project Manager IEC. Earlier few students have been identified and enrolled as special ambassadors of the sanitation program to evoke behavioral change in citizens. The Sanitation Program aims to sanitize the city amid involving students from different schools to participate in the active and coordinated action said Commissioner SMC Khurshid Ahmed Sanai.
“Vishesh Swachchta Abhiyan” was kicked off on 13th of June in collaboration with “Jammu and Kashmir Sahara Foundation”, in the Central Municipal Office Karan Nagar. The program is expected to conclude on 28th of June with a persuasion, motivation and substantial efforts to improve cleanliness in Srinagar City.
