NMDC limited is observing the Swachhta Pakhwada till June 30, in all its production projects with synergy and enthusiasm in promoting cleaner India and greener India being the motto of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
The objective of the pakhwada is to create awareness among the employees and their family members to keep their surroundings clean. During the initiative, several programmes and competitions were organised in townships, nearby villages apart from site offices, highlighting importance of cleanliness.
During the fortnight ‘mass cleaning campaigns’ were organised through ‘Shramdaan’ in which project employees along with their family members, union office bearers, residents of project township, and shop keepers/service providers have participated with zeal.
NMDC has been actively implementing Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with proper long term plan. Under the mission, 2,089 toilets have been constructed in the schools of six districts of Chhattisgarh and Panna District of Madhya Pradesh. Apart from the construction of toilets in schools, the company has been organising cleanliness campaigns for the past two years in 16 villages in the surroundings of its production projects. An impact study of the campaigns by an independent agency is also being organised so as to know the effect of the campaigns.
As a part of Swacchta Pakhwada, a cleanliness campaign along with administering Swacchta Pledge at Head Office Hyderabad was organised recently PK Satpathy, director (production) administered the swachhta pledge to the employees which was followed by cleaning of premises of corporate office building — Khanij Bhawan at Masab Tank and its surroundings. Officers and employees participated in the said cleanliness campaign with much enthusiasm.