TURA: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind Solid & Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) Initiative of the district administration under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) at MFC Betasing to make South West Garo Hills the first garbage-free district in the state.
As part of the inaugural programme, Sangma interacted with the members of Village Water & Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) and also handed over the waste-collection carts to them.
He inaugurated the Plastic Recycling Unit and inspected the kitchen garden made by VWSCs and Swachhagrahis near MFC premises where recycling of kitchen waste and manufacturing of organic fertilisers were demonstrated.
Delivering the inaugural address, Sangma lauded the efforts of the district administration and District Swachh Bharat Mission (G) team of South West Garo Hills for successful implementation of SLWM and SLRM in the district where work has been completed in almost 30 of the 50 selected villages of the district for the project.
Expressing his happiness to see self-help groups emerging in large numbers and their involvement in the developmental activities in the rural areas, he informed that the aim of the government was to help at least 5,000 SHGs to avail bank loans, whereas during the tenure of the previous government only 200 out of 11,000 SHGs were granted loan.
The chief minister reiterated that the focus of all politicians and officers must be to serve the people.
Earlier Sangma also distributed waste baskets to various VWSCs and also distributed certificates to the trainees who underwent training on SLRM at Kannur from January 22 to February 6.
