Are citizens of Nagaland doing enough to ensure that our towns and villages are clean?

Some of those who voted  YES had this to say:
•    Given that Nagas do not have strong public hygiene it is laudable that private citizens are taking steps to clean their colonies. This must be appreciated. It may not be enough, but at least it’s a start.
•    Individuals are trying to do what they can do, but it is not organized and this is the problem. Things like cleanliness and hygiene is a public matter and no matter how much individuals may try unless it is done in an organized manner there will be little effect on this matter.
•    Yes, people are trying their best to keep their environment clean but when the infrastructure such as roads, drainage, footpaths etc, is so bad or almost non-existent, then, how much can we expect the people to do.

Some of those who voted NO  had this to say:
•    Villages are more cleaner than towns. The efforts by the students' union/youths are well appreciated. However it should not be the case of "install a dustbin in public place and forget it" scenario. The public has to be continued to be educated on public cleanliness and civic sense. Although a lot need to be done it is good that many villages are now an example of cleanliness for other villages and towns. Towns are the worst. People do not seem to care. The general mentality is that if the sewage does not flow right through his/her bedroom/kitchen, everything is fine!!!. People should start talking, discussing and take practical measures to clean up their colonies/neighborhood. Cleanliness drive should start from Bottom-Top approach, starting from, family, neighborhood, colony and ultimately the whole town/city. We have a lot of work to do folks!! Lets us start by removing the clogging from our own NULLAH!!!
•    No, it is very really embarrassing. When it comes to hygiene and basic cleanliness, Nagas are not quite up there. We are filthy and dirty. We want to keep only the four walls of our house clean and then as dump everything around our house as if the dirt and filth will not affect us. Basic hygiene must be taught in school. Just doing annual social work will not help. Its the mindset that needs to change.
•    Because people of Nagaland are 'very full of themselves' only
•    no bcoz civility has a long way to go as far as nagas are concerned.
•    Lack of mass education on public and environment
•    No way! Just this morning as I was traveling by bus I saw a lady spit on the floor of the bus not only once but thrice. Height of Disgust.
•    Why should we clean our town? Isn't that the job of the town council? If I'm clean, its enough. After all I am more important than anyone else. ye shellllllla
•    People don't use their common sense in spitting, especially chewing pan; pissing in every corner; no proper education on recycling and non-recycling materials; no proper drainage because of land encroachment, etc.
•    Because of peoples behaviour is immoral. they never realised & concerned for each other.
•    No responsibility
•    No! 1. They only clean their home.. 2. no 1 cre to even use the waste bin. 3. we hardly see one/two wastebin in market places. 4. education is jst in books nt in action bcow we see students not using d wastebin at all outside of school campus.
•    No. To to keep towns and villages clean people should have a sense of belongingness in all public and government properties and places and treat as one's own.
•    Nope.... But civic sense don't come with education..... It's an evolutionary process..
•    People of course clean their environment but litters more than they clean up.
•    No, our Naga societies does not maintain clean living standards. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is the job of our state government to legislate policies and give assistance whenever or wherever required, for cleaner environment and living conditions and it is the job of the Municipal Committees to implement those policies by finding the means of achieving it by employing the right kind manpower or machinery in likes of construction of proper drainage system or 'safe' waste disposal. The main problem of littering our surroundings is we the citizens ourself but then again it is due to the negligence of our government who do not educate its citizens to maintain and live a cleaner safer life. Though it is the job of each of us to be sensible but what I feel is that the government must educate its citizens on social etiquettes and their obligations to society by having proper civic sense through
1. Media campaigning such as newspapers, radios and local TV channels and if possible through poster, banner and billboard campaigns.
2. Awareness seminars in schools, colleges and even offices.
3. Give financial assistance to willing NGOs to stage dramas or plays on cleanliness in the streets
4. Hold cleanliness drives from time to time in different areas to create more awareness... etc.
5. Church can also be a good medium to create awareness as most of our Naga society revolves around the church.
In my opinion, starting from the root will be the most effective way and that is educating our children right from the schools on the importance of cleanliness and how to be responsible citizens which could be in forms of activities or as a subject.
•    No, does not care about others or lack of civic sense
•    No, though enough will never be enough here, we aren't much concern about cleaner towns and villages basically because we lack basic and proper and constant awareness....be it at home, locality, village or town....
•    If we really are doing so den it wud have been a better day wid a cleaner nagaland.... But the dmc have been doing some good job in the city diaper.

Some of those who voted OTHERS had this to say:
•    Everything starts at home. If a child is taught to use the waste bin at home, he will look for it when he is outside. Even at home, someone cleans it up for them so they expect the same outside. We ought to clean up our own mess.
•    Personally I do my bit in ensuring a clean environment so do a few environment friendly people. But the greater half of the citizens of Nagaland don’t mind coming across smelly garbage littered everywhere, for them is “sub khuj chalega.”
•    Cleanliness is the responsibility of both the citizen and the state. Both have failed miserably on this count. Just look at the garbage around you, its a total mess. We dont have a good sanitation system and just look at the drainage, it is virtually non-existent. Citizens must get more active on this front.
•    i wonder how our people will react to 'Please Don't Spit on The Wall' signboards written in our local dialects....!! Ban dumping of human waste into the streams (nala), it destroys our rivers and think about the people who lives down stream.
•    Random social work will not help make our towns cleaner, what we need is a systematic collection of garbage and earmarked dumping ground. What is required is the will to really clean up the town and villages, if not Nagaland will be a living garbage dump.
•    Especially educated youngsters of our state have the talent of making our land a beautiful and lovely dumping place. I wonder when they will have civic sense. Its too sad, please wake up everyone.