Mokokchung’s Kumlong ward launches ‘clean and green initiative’

MOKOKCHUNG — The Kumlong Ward Sanitation Committee under the aegis of Kumlong Ward Yimden organised a waste management workshop –cum- launching programme of ‘Kumlong clean and green initiative: A compact developmental activity plan,’ at RTO Complex, Kumlong ward, on August 9.

The project was launched with Satemkala, councillor of Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) and Wapangnaro Pongen (MMC govt. nominee) as project partners.

Its goal is to educate residents on effective waste management practices, starting with households, through a series of upcoming activities.

As a part of this initiative, a door to door campaign will be carried out with the help of selected women volunteers from various parts of the ward. In addition, the committee also plans to roll out various plastic waste disposal strategies so as to encourage households to segregate wastes and maximize plastic waste collection. 

The initiative has also partnered with NagaGenZ, a popular YouTube channel, to serve as its project ambassador.

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The project launch programme-cum-workshop on waste management was chaired by Dr. L Imlinichet Imchen (secretary of sanitation committee).

The highlights of the day-long programme included a brief introduction about the aims and objectives of the project by Bendangyanger (chairman of sanitation committee), followed by briefing on the roadmap on the proposed door-to-door campaign on waste management by Wapangnaro Pongen.

The resource person for the workshop was  Kilepchiba, MMC sanitation inspector, who enlightened the participants on the various aspects of waste generation, segregation and disposal.

He highlighted the MMC’s efforts in waste management and urged that collective action from ward councils and the public is crucial to effectively address the waste issue.

The programme included a session of question hour.

Earlier, Dr. R Zulu, associate pastor of Kumlong Baptist Church pronounced the invocation for the program, while Satemkala delivered the welcome address.

The event concluded with a note of thanks from Imtitoshi, Chairman, Kumlong Ward Authority.