The district administration, Almora, under the national cleanliness awareness campaign, is all set to launch the same in the district in two phases. In the first phase, as the district official, Almora, said, a cleanliness awareness week will be observed from Thursday to October 2 while a cleanliness awareness month will be observed in the district from September 26, 2014.
Under these cleanliness campaigns, toilets will be constructed at schools, aaganbari centres and households wherever they are required, said the officials. Besides, efforts will also be made to maintain sanitation and hygienic conditions in the rural areas of the district, they said. Awareness among the people about maintaining cleanliness in and around the localities is vital. Therefore, school children will be involved in carrying out the cleanliness awareness rallies on September 25, added the officials concerned.
Similarly, awareness rallies on maintaining cleanliness will also be taken out at block and village levels involving local public representatives along with the officials concerned on September 25, further said the Almora district administration.
Meanwhile, the district administration has asked all the officials concerned, including Block Development Officers, District Programme Officer, Block Education Officers, to take necessary steps on time to ensure successful completion of the cleanliness drive. To maintain cleanliness is not just important for health but for a healthy ambience in the society.
That is why to make the people aware about importance of cleanliness is an imperative, maintained the district administration high ups, directing the officials concerned to make people aware of the same.
At the same time, the district administration has also stressed the need to equip the schools and aaganbari centres with basic amenities like toilets.