Phek, March 17 (MExN): The Zapami Village, Phek district observed Sanitation Clean Day on March 15 as calendar events by PHED, Government of Nagaland under the National Rural Drinking Water And Sanitation Awareness Week from March 16 to 22 to accelerate in village across India Goal Swachh Bharat (Clean India) by 2019 Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development Department of drinking water supply.
The WATSAN Committee, Zapami Village observed March 16 every year as ‘Village Sanitation Clean Day’ for achieving complete sanitation coverage status (NGP) first of its kind in Phek district during 2009-10 in Nagaland.
Around 600 villagers took part in mass social work for sanitation and clean drinking water programme. “The main objective of the event is to observe Village Sanitation Clean Day to make aware the importance of sanitation and to have better civic sense, so as to harness information and knowledge for Health and hygiene through sanitation,” said Kedou Wetsah, Chairman, WATSAN Committee, Zapami Village in a press release.
The WATSAN Committee educate the rural villagers through Gandhian’s Principle that Gandhi’s Dreams is our dream, his vision must lead us through the challenges of the present day world towards a clean, green and self-sufficient India. The WATSAN committee also educates the rural people that Gandhiji’s visualized cleanliness as having three dimensions… a clean mind, a clean body, and a clean surroundings. The WATSAN Committee also display some sign board like ‘Keep Your Village Clean’ ‘Keep your colony clean’ ‘Use dustbin’ etc.
Kepe Colony emerged as the winner among five colonies in the competition for ‘Cleanest Colony’ of the village on the same day and packed away with many Attractive Awards bestowed by WATSAN Committee, Zapami village.
