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NLC Conducted Beach Cleaning activity in Chennai

Newsmantra — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 05:14:35 +0000

NLC India Limited conducted a beach cleaning activity at Edward’s Elliot Beach Chennai. The initiative was carried out under the SwachchataPakhwada 2023 Campaign, observed by NLCIL from 16th June 2023 to 30th June 2023. Employees from NLCIL regional office, in Chennai participated in the initiative and collected litter, debris, and plastic waste including other pollutants from the beach sand, segregated, and handed over to the Greater Chennai Corporation Solid Waste Management Team.

On this occasion K Prabhu Kishore, Executive Director, PR, NLC, and Dr T G Shrinivasan, Health Education Officer, Greater Chennai Corporation and Nodal Officer, Swachh Bharat Mission, Chennai were present

NLC India Limited has taken various initiatives such as cleaning drives at Workplaces, conducting awareness events at Offices, Schools and carrying out cleanliness drives outside locations.

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50% of C&D waste generation recycled and reused under Swachh Bharat Mission

Newsmantra — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:16:07 +0000

Govt has taken several concrete steps to ensure the utilization of C&D waste under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) . Over 15,000 tons of debris is being taken care of daily at nearly 400 C&D waste plants across the country. About 50 per cent of the total C&D waste generated at present is being recycled and shaped into reusable products. Keeping in line with transforming Waste to Wealth, the C&D waste is being recycled to create bricks, tiles, paver blocks, etc. It is interesting to note that C&D waste is that it generates about 90 per cent of recyclable waste.

All States have set up C&D waste recycling facilities in cities with a population of more than 10 lakh. MoHUA has included two components for 131 non-attainment cities (NCAP) and 21 cities with population of more than 5 lakhs. This takes the total to 152 cities where additional central assistance has been approved.

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Declare open defecation free

Newsmantra — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 06:48:24 +0000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the villages in India have declared themselves open defecation free.The prime minister made the announcement in the presence of over 20,000 village heads at an event to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

PM Modi at Sabarmati credited ground-level volunteers who made Swachhta and toilets a common man’s topic. “This mission helped make the toilet, which was earlier a difficult topic, a common topic of discussion. From girls who demanded toilet before marriage to Bollywood, everyone contributed to make India open-defecation-free.”

They said that the feat of building toilets for such a large population of India within 60 months has left the world in awe and shock.

“The whole world is appreciating and awarding us (for) providing toilets to over 60 crore people in 60 months by building over 11 crore toilets. The world is amazed by this,” PM Modi said.

“The Swachh Bharat Mission enabled women and developed their skills as masons and created over 75 lakh employment opportunities,” he said.

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