Dimapur, Aug. 12 (EMN): To ensure that all stakeholders are well acquainted with the new waste management plan of the town, the Chümoukedima Town Council organised a training of trainers (TOT) programme on August 12 at Chümoukedima Town Hall with all schools, educational institutions, Churches, CTSU, various tribal students unions and eco clubs based in the town.
The TOT training was imparted to all ward GBs/chairmen, CTYO, Tribal Unions, Mother’s Association, EcoSquad, all ward sanitation committees and Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town in the afternoon session, informed an update from DPRO Dimapur.
It was an IEC initiative of CTC for the new waste management plan scheduled to be launched in early September this year. Several other trainings for the stakeholders will be held in the coming week, added the update. Living For Environment (LiFE) NGO was the official training partner of the programme.
The EAC and administrator of Chümoukedima TC, Thejavizo Nakhro, NCS, stated that
the participants were trained on identifying wastes, reduction and processing of waste at source, segregation of waste at source, door-to-door collection, dos and don’ts, and ill effects of improper disposal of wastes.
The trainees were also asked to disseminate waste management information in their respective wards, colonies, schools, institutions, churches/etc. before the launching of the new waste management plan of CTC.
