Over 18K kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive

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SHILLONG, Oct 25: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), Meghalaya, on Monday organised a clean-up drive under the ‘Clean India Program’ at Don Bosco Museum, Shillong, and collected 18,083 kg of plastic waste from across the state.
A statement in this regard informed that the clean-up drive was participated by Director (Finance), NYKS, New Delhi, Virendra Khatri, state NYKS officials and around 105 volunteers.
“Under this program, the target set for the collection of plastic waste was 17,720 kg for the state of Meghalaya for a single month. The numbers surpassed the target and remarkably 18,083 kg of plastic waste was collected from all over the State,” it was informed.

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