SHILLONG/Jowai: As part of The Shillong Times Platinum Jubilee observance, the clean-up Shillong campaign was launched on August 9 during the inaugural programme.
The Shillong Times in collaboration with the different departments of the government, schools, colleges, universities, environmental NGOs and concerned citizens have begun cleaning up the upper reaches of the Umkhrah River starting from Umkaliar river.
The idea is to spread the message of this year-long campaign to different district headquarters and towns of the state.
Accordingly on September 9 a meeting was convened by SK Lato, a senior resident of Jowai, where several concerned citizens and leaders of different organisations were present.
The meeting decided to form a committee to launch the Clean, Green Jowai Campaign.
SK Lato was unanimously elected the president of the committee with Arwotki Sumer as vice president, HH Mohrmen as secretary and Rudolph A Laloo as assistant secretary.
Members of organising committee of The Shillong Times Platinum Jubilee, Manas Chaudhuri, Patricia Mukhim and Jeannette Street were also present.
The newly constituted committee decided to launch a similar campaign in Jowai.
The first meeting for brainstorming on the same was called on September 13 where it was decided to name the clean-up drive as the Clean, Green Jowai campaign.
The committee has inducted 24 members from different walks of life and different areas of Jowai.
The committee felt that it would be appropriate to clean up the Iaw Musiang since this market is located in the hub of Jowai town and is the place where first impressions about the town are formed.
The committee also felt that it is important to clean up the Myntdu River which surrounds Jowai town and called on every resident to lend their support to this campaign and work unitedly in order to restore the clean image of Jowai and its surroundings and to create a more healthy environment.
The committee also stated that the collaboration of the Deputy Commissioner of Jowai, the JHADC, Jowai Municipal Board, the Dorbar Chnong Tympang Club, Iawmusiang, and all those responsible for running the three markets, namely ka Ïaw Seiñ Raid Jowai, ka Ïaw chor CNI and Iaw Chyiap Presbyterian Church, Jowai are necessary to make this campaign a success
On the part of The Shillong Times the management has committed to give their moral support to this initiative to that the Clean, Green Jowai Campaign succeeds in its mission of cleaning up Jowai town.
