Clean up Dainthlen campaign tomorrow

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 24, 2019

JOWAI: The Department of Environment & Traditional Ecosystems, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong under the banner of Meghalaya Integrated Mountain Development Initiative (MIMDI), Shillong in collaboration with the office of the State Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission, Meghalaya, Shillong will be conducting “The Himalayan Clean-up” campaign on  25th May, 2019 (Saturday) at Dainthlen in Sohra to make a tangible difference to the cause of solid waste management in the Indian Himalayan Region.

MIMDI will join hands with the state chapters of Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) in all the eleven states including the North-Eastern region on that day to create awareness on the ill-effects of single use plastics harming the aesthetics, tourist locations and natural bodies like rivers in Sohra area.

The event forms a part of our community engagement initiatives where waste collection, segregation and brand auditing of the waste collected from the area would be carried out  to ascertain the degree of pollution caused by the non-biodegradable products and the brands contributing mostly to it. The Department had carried out such an exercise last year in Police Bazaar area of Shillong whose findings were presented subsequently to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India.