A report of the activities conducted by Eco-clubs

during first week of Swachhta Pakhwada for the

fortnight 1-15th August 2016

A report of the activities conducted by Eco-clubs during first week of

Swachhta Pakhwada for the fortnight 1-15th August 2016

Government of India decided that on the occasion of International Youth Day i.e 12th

August for the fortnight 1-15th August 2016, the suggested theme is “All NSS, NCC and

Eco-clubs”. The specific suggested activities for the fortnight are:

Youth volunteers sensitize citizens and slum dwellers about safe sanitary

practices and DSWM.

Youth groups take mass pledges on mygov.in and undertake cleaning drives in

various locations in the cities and upload pictures on swachhbharat.mygov.in

All the state governments were accordingly informed and advised to associate

Eco-clubs in the above activities. The nodal agencies of Eco-clubs under the

Ministry’s NGC programme advised all the Eco-clubs in their state to plan for

these activities during the fortnight. The Eco-clubs in the various states are

accordingly carrying out the related activities during the fortnight and are

sending the daily reports. So far during the pakhwada the different activities

undertaken by various Ecoclubs are as follows:

Eco Club volunteers educated slum dwellers (female) about the necessity of self-

hygiene, community hygiene, cleanliness and preventive measures against about

the dengue & malaria

Safai Abhiyan at Nearby commercial area and markets, roads etc

Safai Abhiyan in the school premises and class rooms.

Seminar to sensitise the Students regarding environmental issues.

Sensitize people of the locality about cleanliness of public places.

Meetings/lectures on related themes

Workshops on related themes.

Cleaning of public wells, ponds and rivers of the locality.

Awareness classes on Water conservation and recharging measures

Tree plantation/greening neighbourhood

Educating the Waste Management practices like- separate bins for degradable

and biodegradable wastes.

Carry out campaign against plastic and leaf burning and their proper disposal

Conduct of quizzes, elocution, painting, essay competitions etc

Volunteers are taking pledges like:

I will throw the wrappers into the dustbin only.

I will not throw any kind of waste into the rivers.

I will carry my cloth or paper bag while shopping.

I will plant a tree atleast once a year to keep my surroundings green and

clean.

I pledge for clean India, Green India

I take this pledge that I will remain committed towards cleanliness and

devote time for this

I will neither litter not let others litter

Poster and slogan competitions on related themes

Film shows on related themes

Cultural activities on civic sense highlighting the importance of Green & Clean

A Play was conducted by an Eco-club on "Jahan soch vahan shauchalya".

Nukkad nataks played in prayer time to imbibe the sense of cleanliness

among the students so that they can convey this message to their family &

neighbourhood.

Facts and figures:

S.No. Activity No.

1 No. of Events 567

2 No. of Participants 24850

3 Mass Pledge Approx. 600 School

Few glimpses of the activities undertaken by Eco clubs State wise during 1st -7th August 2016:

Madhya Pradesh

Activities undertaken:

Students taking pledge, Cleaning their school premises etc.

Students taking pledge

Cleaning their school premises

Kerala

Activities undertaken:

Conducting cleanliness drives, taking mass pledges etc.

Conducting cleanliness drives

Taking mass pledges

Delhi

Activities undertaken:

Cleaning hands through hand sanitizer and promoting hygiene, Poster

competition on environment related topics, Taking pledge etc.

Cleaning hands through hand sanitizer and promoting hygiene

Poster competition on environment related topics

Taking pledge

Banners for promoting Safe Sanitary practices, cleanliness drives and mass pledges.

Tree plantation

Tripura

Activities undertaken:

Conducting swachhta drive, Cleaning the school premises etc.

Conducting swachhta drive

Cleaning the school premises

Conducting cleanliness drive

Sikkim

Activities undertaken:

Conducting swachhta drive, Waste segregation etc.

Swachhta Abhiyan in Eco club

Waste segregation

Gujarat

Activities undertaken:

Conducting cleanliness drives

Cleanliness drives

Orissa

Activities undertaken:

Promoting hand sanitization, tree plantation, cleaning school premises, cleaning

drive on roadside etc.

Promoting hand sanitization

Tree plantation

Cleaning school premises

Cleaning drive along roadside

Himachal Pradesh

Activities undertaken: Cleaning the surrounding of Gram Panchayat, swachhta drive along roadside etc.

Cleaning the surrounding of Gram Panchayat

Swachhta drive along roadside

PUNJAB

Activities undertaken: Educating waste segregation, swachhta drives along the

lane, Promoting the 3 Rs “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ”, Swachhta drive in

school premises etc.

Educating waste segregation

Swachhta drive along the lanes

Promoting the 3 Rs “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ”

Swachhta drive in school premises

Maharashtra

Activities undertaken: Swachhta drive along roadside

Swachhta drive along roadside

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