HT Correspondent
TEZPUR, April 1: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur observed Swachhta Pakhwada under Swachh Bharat Mission in the institute. The fifteen-days long programme was inaugurated here on Friday by Dr S. K. Deuri, director, LGBRIMH, Tezpur at a meeting held in the cafeteria of the institute. All the faculties, staff and students took ‘Swachhta pledge’ in Hindi during the meeting. After the inaugural session, a ‘voluntary shramdaan’ – mass cleaning activity was carried out in the institute.
Several other activities like swachhta awareness programmes on hand washing, cough etiquette, solid waste management, BMW waste segregation, plastic waste segregation, menstrual hygiene and disposal of sanitary pads, etc., will be carried out during this pakhwada. Further, distribution of pamphlets among the caregivers of patients at the OPD, training regarding collection, segregation and disposal of waste, systematic arrangement of office files, etc., will be conducted by the various sections of the institute. The closing ceremony will be held on April 15 where the awards will be distributed to the winners of the Swachhta competition.
