Dimapur, February 3 (MExN): The 50 bedded Senapati District Hospital campus, often left unattended to its own care, was given new look after a recent sanitation drive organised by Senapati District Students’ Association (SDSA), in collaboration with the district administration, district police, medical officials, staff and 98 RCC of 15 BRTF.
It was a rare initiative of responding to a collective responsibility and leading from the front to maintain cleanliness and sanitize in vital public places like Hospital, SDSA said in a press note issued by its General Secretary, Newman Polah.
DC Jacinta Lazarus IAS, who also participated the cleaning lauded the SDSA’s efforts to keep clean the hospital and appeal the public to maintain clean hospital, it said adding that Superintendent of Police, K. Kabib IPS also urged the public to ensure cleanliness both inside and outside the hospital. Keep surroundings clean by keeping the consciousness of cleanliness, NPO President, Moses T Kamba also urged during the drive.
Expressing gratefulness for voluntary participation, SDSA President Pungdi Clelestine noted that it is the beginning of their work and expressed hope that the initiative will go succesfully a long way, with the sense of ownership.
The sanitation drive was also attended by CMO Dr Loli Mao, Superintendent Dr Yule, police personnel, VDF, fire brigade officials, 98 Bn GREF personnel, Vakho youth and students, SDSA members, SDSA unit leaders and others. SDSA further informed that dustbins made of bamboo were installed at the hospital premises as simple measure to discourage usages of polythene/plastic bags, etc. and urged the hospital staffs to dispose-off the waste products at the proper site to prevent in scattering of waste around the hospital campus. We intend to conduct the cleanliness drive monthly, SDSA added.
