A year-long “Cleanliness Drive” – Hnatlangpui – was set into motion in Aizawl, Mizoram on Monday. The “Hnatlangpui” is being undertaken jointly under the aegis of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Department, Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA).
Speaking at the inauguration program, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Minister K Sapdanga said that the Government is taking up proactive measures to keep Mizoram neat and clean. He said that the Government has accorded top priority for cleanliness in all towns, cities and villages within the state.
The Minister said that the Government is focusing on the ‘Comprehensive Plan For Municipal Waste Management in Aizawl’ to keep the capital city neat and clean through all seasons. He said that a ‘Monitoring Committee’ is being constituted under the Chairmanship of UD & PA Secretary of Mizoram Government. Sapdanga said that the Government is coming up with ‘Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility’ to cater to the “cleanliness campaign” of Hospitals and Health Care Centres. The state-wide “Cleanliness Campaign” – Hnatlangpui – will go till March next year.
