Dimapur, November 22: The annual activities of ‘Operation Clean Wokha’ initiated by Team Metamorphosis under its mega project ‘Love Earth Love Life’ has come to a close for the current year 2016. The project was launched in order to take Wokha to a more sensitised level.
Commemorating the World Malaria Day on April 25, the project was launched by Robin A Lotha, former Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, as the chief guest in a joint function with the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Wokha district. On the occasion, Dr. Zuben Kikon, DVPO of NVBDCP, had explained the mission of the department besides explaining to the audience how the public can be free from vector borne diseases.Prior to its launching, Team Metamorphosis with the Wokha district administration conducted a meeting with the implementing partners namely the Wokha district administration, Wokha Town Council, Education Department (SDEO), Lotha Eloe Hoho, Lotha Youth Hoho, Wokha District Chamber of Commerce & Industries, ANPSA Wokha unit, NVBDCP Wokha, Power Department, Wokha, and Public Health Engineering Department, Wokha (though some of the departments could not join the meeting due to departmental engagements).
It is a community focused and community based programme which will benefit the public once the people understand and implements. Activities of the programme includes keeping the surroundings and streets of the colonies and educational institutions clean; effective usage of electrical energy by checking electricity thefts and unnecessary usage of electricity during daytime; planting of trees; maintaining tranquillity and cohesive environment in the colonies. The programme also plans to harvest the rain water at Mt. Tiyi by locating the catchment area through the help of competent agencies or departments in the coming year.
The programme was initially targeted to be implemented in Wokha town through an annual competition among the institutions and colonies with total prize money of Rs 51,000 besides a running trophy and citations only being the first year. It also planned awards for the three best performers in each category to the deserving groups which will be given in the month of December every year.
