Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Oct 6: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan inaugurated a workshop on Solid Waste Management for Safai Karamcharis of MC Kargil here today.
The workshop has been organized by Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) with support from BORDA and in collaboration with Municipal Committee (MC) Kargil.
President Municipal Committee (MC), Kargil Zaheer Hussain Babar, Director Urban Local Bodies Ladakh Dr Zahida Banoo, Executive Director Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) Eshay Tundup, Field Coordinator LEDeG Kargil Ajaz Hussain Munshi besides other officers and officials of LEDeG and MC Kargil were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the CEC said that the workshop will prove instrumental in enlightening the sanitation workers about various specialized methods of solid waste management and efficient cleaning and sanitization techniques.
Khan said that it was only due to Safai Karamcharis tireless and dedicated services that Kargil was recently awarded the best city in the North Zone during the Swachh Sarvekshan 2020.
While acknowledging the services of the Safai Karamcharis as well as the Water Tanker Drivers who carry out cleanliness services and deliver drinking water at people’s doorsteps in minus 20-25 degrees early in the mornings each winter, the CEC said that their services are indispensable for the proper upkeep of Kargil Town.
Khan urged the sanitation workers to take maximum benefit from the workshop and said that Solid Waste Management is a major issue that needs to be dealt with in a very professional manner.
Meanwhile, CEC Khan also distributed sanitation kits supported by BORDA and LEDeG among the sanitation workers.
President MC Kargil Zaheer Hussain Babar expressed hope that the organizers would hold similar programs in near future.
Earlier, during the welcome address, Executive Director LEDeG while highlighting the objectives of the workshop underlined the notable services being rendered by the Safai Karamcharis of MC Kargil towards the proper cleanliness and sanitization of Kargil town.
During the course of the workshop, a number of capacity building activities including skits, team building activities on segregation of wastes, discussions, video screening besides other related activities were held.
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