Nagaland CM Rio Appeals for an End to Plastic Usage

Kohima, May 27, 2019:

A "clean and green Nagaland" initiative is being promoted by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, and he uploaded a video showing brief scenes from the cleanliness drive.

 

In his tweet, Rio also brought attention to the problem caused by single-use plastic which poses severe environmental hazards.

Rio tweeted: "

 

data-query-source="hashtag_click">#Nagaland participated in the

 

data-query-source="hashtag_click">#HimalayanCleanUp campaign to bring attention to the problem of waste in the mountains, specifically single-use plastic waste.

 

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Twitter users lauded the CM's effort to conserve the environment. One user known as Rajeev wrote: "Great work sir.. Make Nagaland great..."

Nagaland joined The Himalayan Cleanup (THC) on May 25, 2019 with the theme "our mountains deserve better". It is a campaign initiated by the Integrated Mountain Initiatives (IMI) and Zero Waste Himalayas.

The cleanliness drive was organized by the Kohima Village Youth Organization (KVYO) in Kohima. The drive was also carried out in many other parts of Nagaland.

Wastes were collected from various locations, segregated and assessed.

The work of the Government officials of Nagaland to keep Nagaland clean and pristine is a noble effort as we have seen rising threats to the ecological balance due to makind's propensity to spread litter and garbage in their surroundings. Human being's callous attitude towards preserving nature nature has caused a surplus of waste in nature which has caused great sufferings to the wild.

The Himalayan Cleanup (THC) is a pan-Himalayan initiative taken to raise awareness about waste in the Indian Himalayan Region, of which the Northeastern part of India is also a part.

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