Collector Niranjan Das in compliance to the order of the State Government, has instructed the officers concerned for comprehensive publicity to the ‘Cleanliness Awareness Week’ scheduled to be held in the district from August 15 to 21.
The Collector, in a meeting held here, while giving necessary directions in this connection to the officers, asked them to arrange special Gram Sabhas during the cleanliness awareness week to encourage the villagers for constructing toilets and using them.
He told the officers to educate villagers use of soap to wash hands, safe usage of drinking water and for proper arrangements made for disposal of solid waste.
The villagers should be made aware of activities in Cleanliness Awareness Week, Das said.
Villagers should be encouraged and involved in cleanliness rallies. They should be invited to meetings, screening of films related to water and cleanliness, the Collector said.
He asked the officers to honour masons (master craftsmen) who are encouraging villagers for using constructed toilets. Speeches, dialogues and slogans should be organized at the time of school prayers.
Das directed to hold debate drawing and speech competitions in schools on the topic of cleanliness and to ensure that students are washing hands with soap at the time of having mid-day meal.
For publicity of the Cleanliness Awareness Week he asked to arrange proclamation and to form a human chain for cleanliness and also to do collective Shramdaan (labour) and cleaning.