International Youth Society of Eco Friendly and Renewal Technology (IYSERT) will organise a sanitation drive ‘Pratigya’ in Clement Town on November 27.
Twenty dustbins will be placed in the area, awareness programme, tree plantation, signature campaign and other activities will also be held during the drive, said Rakesh Biswas chairman and founder of IYSERT. Biswas said that IYSERT is an NGO founded in 2012 with the aim making surroundings eco-friendly using renewable technologies.
It has established units in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri lanka, Greece and Kenya within a year of its formation. He also said that IYSERT has tie-ups with many international organisations like Youth Time International, Earth Day Network, World Public Forum, Youth Environment Network and South Asian Conference.
Earlier IYSERT had done projects like development of self research and development group in schools and colleges funded by Youth Time International Movement, Czech Republic and development of Grameen Vikas Centre or vocational centres for rural India funded by Youth Time International Movement and Siemens.
Biswas also said that their first target is Clement Town but in the coming year the organisation will work across the city area by launching various eco-friendly programmes and placing about 200 dustbins in different parts of Dehradun.