The Union minister for Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat participated in the foundation laying ceremony for the common waste plastic recycling facility plant at SIIDCUL, Haridwar on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that Panchayati Raj has a very big contribution in democracy. ‘
It is very important for the Panchayati Raj system to be strong. He appreciated the various improvements made in the sphere of Panchayats under the leadership of the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Stating that cleanliness is one of the values observed by the people, he said that in recent times such aspects have been affected.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Swachchh Bharat mission in which the leaders and actors along with elected Panchayat representatives are also playing an important role. With the efforts of the State Government, Uttarakhand was declared open defecation free, said Tomar, while adding that improving sanitation brings about a decrease in diseases.
Referring to plastic, the Union Minister said it is a major problem. By recycling plastic and making best out of waste, not only will the level of sanitation improve but employment generation will also be facilitated, he added.
Earlier, welcoming the Union Minister, Rawat said Prime Minister Narendra
Modi had taken up the vision of Swachchh Bharat on a mission mode.
The establishing of the plant in Haridwar is one more step towards achieving the dream of a clean India.
The Chief Minister said that establishment of a plastic recycling plant in the state will help in facilitating the recycling of single use plastic.
The work of making best out of waste will begin after the establishment of this plant. This plastic recycling plant will be ready to operate in the next six to eight months. On the occasion, the chief minister also requested the general public to make their contribution at a personal level too towards ensuring the desired level of sanitation.
Uttarakhand Cabinet Ministers Arvind Pandey, Madan Kaushik, State minister Dhan Singh Rawat, MLAs Adesh Chauhan, Pradeep Batra, Sanjay Gupta and Deshraj Karnwal were also present on the occasion.