Kewzing-Bakhim strives towards better garbage management

NAMCHI, 09 Jan: With the view to improve garbage management in the area, the newly elected Panchayats under Kewzing-Bakhim under Ravangla Sub-Division, South Sikkim, along with tourism stakeholders, government officials and locals have set out to find means and measures to address waste related problems.
The Panchayats had called a meeting yesterday with the line department officials along with the tourism stakeholders where they appealed to all for coordination and to find better solutions for improper waste disposal in-and-around Kewzing bazaar. During the meeting it was also informed that a Bazaar Committee had also been formed which will be monitoring garbage management of the area.
The Committee members also informed that they will carry out cleanliness drives every month and work on segregation of waste materials where they appealed all to keep three dustbins in every shop and house of the area.
Panchayat President, Tara Kumar Rai informed that the whole Kewzing-Bakhim Zone under Ravangla Sub-Division is flourishing as a tourist destination and infrastructures like Buddha Park at Ravangla and Samduptse and Char Dham at Namchi has increased the tourist inflow in Kewzing and Ravangla. This increase in the number of visitors has also led to garbage disposal problems for which the Bazaar Committee has been constituted to monitor and solve such problems.
The first cleanliness drive by the Committee was conducted yesterday which also saw the participation of officers and staffs from UD&HD, Police and Fire Deptt personnel.