VARIOUS AWARENESS PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION, CACHAR, SILCHAR

1) Cleanliness Drive on every 1st & 3rd Sundays for Swachcha Cachar

Initiative:

2) World Environment Day:

World Environment Day was announced by the United Nations General Assembly in

1972 to mark the opening of the Human Environment on 5th June, 1972. It is on the

same day the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP) was created. It is one of

the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates world-wide

awareness of the environment and

enhances social attention and action.

Govt. of Assam, PHE Deptt. has

directed to organize World Environment

Day to be celebrated on 5th June’ 2016

to create awareness among the public

and children by involving students’

group, NGOs and CBOs. Environment

Programme is one that results in

improvement of human well-being, social equity while significantly reducing

environmental risks and ecological scarcities.

World Environment Day was celebrated on 5th June’ 2016 under the guidance of Shri

Viswanathan, S., IAS, the Deputy Commissioner, Cachar, Silchar. 3 Nos. of

Programmes have been carried on the very day namely Cleanliness (Safai Abhiyan),

Rally and Plantation.

The Objectives of Cleanliness Drive has been taken up keeping in mind the very saying

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” which has been initiated from the Deputy

Commissioner’s Office, Cachar, Silchar

at 6:00 A.M. campuses of all Offices of

the District Heads, Educational

Institutions, N.I.T., Assam University,

Civil Hospital, Silchar Medical College

& Hospital, Circle Offices, Block

Offices,

All Police Stations, G.P. Offices, and Silchar Municipal Area were cleaned by the

Officers and Staffs of the respective Offices to keep the city clean. Drains and Dustbins

were also cleaned and Garbage Clearance has been made by the Municipal Board and

Town Committee, Silchar.

A Rally has marched at 8:30 A.M. starting from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office,

Cachar, Silchar via Central Road to Children’s Park, Silchar with around 300 Nos. of students

including teachers, Officers, Officials including NGOs and other related Organizations to create

awareness amongst the public.

To prevent the Eco-System Services and loss of Bio-diversity and to enhance Resource

efficiency, plantation of saplings has been done on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Places for Plantation have been selected as Office Campus, School Campus, Silchar Medical

College & Hospital, Civil Hospital, Assam University Campus, Roadside, Children’s Park ,

within the boundary of Water Supply Plants

at various locations, Forest Range Office,

Block Office Campuses, G.P. Office

Campuses including the SAGY Village,

Circle Office Campuses, all Police Stations

and Punjee areas. Bamboo Enclosures

have been made for future maintenance of

plantation and Awareness Meeting has

been conducted at Cachar College on Eco-

friendly Environment. The dustbins have

been provided by the Rotary Club, Silchar,

Moreover, Cleanliness Drive is being carried out on every 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month

and different measures for the same like Solid Waste Management Practice, Construction of

CSCs, door to door collection of garbage are being taken. Special Drive for cleaning of Toilets

in all Govt. Offices, Petrol Pumps, Restaurants, Railway Stations has been organized in recent

past. In addition, every Citizen is responsible to make the city green and clean.

3) Swachha Abhijan:

4) Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme:

5) MsDP: (Block-Wise Orientation Programme held from 11th July to 16th

July, 2016.

6) Dakshin Saidpur: (DDC Meeting held at Dakshin Saidpur on 4th May 2016

7) Yoga Day: (Celebrated on 21st June’ 2016)

8) Training to the Minority and Tea Garden Youths:

12) Tea Garden Initiatives :

13) Oath Taking on World Day against Child Labour :