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Solan,December 19
As many as 650 volunteers, including officials from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), today participated in a cleanliness drive to clean the Sukhna nullah in Parwanoo.
As many as 22 teams had been constituted to make this campaign a success which also included volunteers from the industrial units, the SDM, Solan and Member Secretary, SPCB. All regional officers as well as scientific officers of the SPCB also participated in the campaign.
Thirty tonnes of garbage was collected in a day-long campaign by the Municipal Committee staff. Volunteers from 20 companies, who had been allotted specific areas in the drive, lent support and ensured that the area wore a cleaner look at the end of the day. The industry staff lauded the efforts of board officials for instilling a sense of cleanliness in the people and said they would also participate in such campaigns. The site near the barrier towards Kalka was found the most polluted .
Justice Pritam Pal, chairman of the executive committee, which was overlooking the Ghagger water issue, was also present.
SDM, Solan, Rohit Rathor urged the investors to support a similar drive proposed in January to ensure that the area remained clean.
Atul Parmar, Regional Officer, SPCB, said this was the beginning and the idea was to instill a sense of responsibility in the people and ensure their participation so that the Sukhna nullah could be given a cleaner look.