Dimapur, Nov. 29 (EMN): In a run-up to the upcoming platinum jubilee celebration of the Viswema Youth Organisation (VYO), a sanitation drive was organised by the Viswema Students’ Union (VSU) on November 28.
An update from Rusovil John stated that around 50 dustbins to be placed at strategic locations in the village were distributed among the different Khels of the village. It added that VSU president Metol Neikha along with a group of 14 boys and girls also placed some bins at the Dzukou rest house and also cleaned up the surroundings.
The sanitation drive included cleaning of drains and roads in the entire village and the wastes collected were disposed off at the waste disposal sites at Kha-l and Merah.
It mentioned that Viswema village is known for its cleanliness and the villagers are not letting off their guard to improve their environment status by creating awareness in waste segregation, avoiding unhygienic habits of throwing garbage, clearing of throat and spitting mucus or blowing of one’s nose in public places besides maintaining clean swept streets and pathways with the approaching jubilee, Sokren (Seikrenyi), Christmas and to welcome the New Year 2021.
It further stated that the villagers take care of their waste by segregating the wastes and the disposables are collected door to door every Saturday by truck and disposed at designated sites away from the village.
