Commemorating 75th years of India's Independence, the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) organised a month long ‘Clean India programme’, on 1st October 2021. Launching the programme at Kohima local ground, Secretary, Youth Resources & Sports, Wezope Kenye, IAS mentioned that the Clean India programme has been planned under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration with a view to mobilize public to participate voluntarily in this nationwide drive of waste collection and their disposal.

He stated that, Clean India is not just a programme but it reflects the genuine concerns of common man and their resolve to address the issue, therefore, ensuring cleanliness in the country becomes a responsibility for all of us as a citizen.

Kenye informed that the objective of Clean India is to organize activities to clean waste mainly single use of plastic throughout the country which will be organized in all 12 districts of Nagaland involving all segment of society, government organizations including PRIs, and NGOs and to make the programme a people's movement through "Jan Bhagidari" and propagate the mantra of 'Clean India, Safe India". He added that the programme will cover six Lakh Villages of 744 Districts across the country during the month month, i.e from 1st October to 31 October 2021.

He also briefed that the main focus area of the program will be in collection & disposal of waste through collection drives and door to door campaign, village beautification -maintenance and beautification drives for historical monuments and heritage sites, community centres, youth club/mahila mandal buildings, school Buildings, panchyat buildings etc. and Traditional Water Sources-cleanliness and maintenance through voluntary work camps-de-silting and cleaning of water bodies.

Meanwhile, a Pledge for Clean India was administered by Director-in- Charge NKYS, John Makhabo and around 50 volunteers from NYKS, NSS and Red Cross Kohima participated in cleaning the vicinity of local ground Kohima.

(Siizo Kikhi IA Kohima)