Bar-Peepal shaadi adds to Paryavaran Mahotsav festivities at Dentam

DENTAM, 26 June [IPR]: An awareness programme on sanitation, waste management and environment issues was organised today at Dentam Bazar on the occasion of ‘Paryavaran Mahotsav’.
A special attraction of the occasion was the marriage ceremony held between Bar and Peepal planted at the spot which earlier used to be a garbage dump but with the ritual has now become a holy place!
This initiative was taken to underline awareness among the people, especially the youngsters, thereby highlighting the significance and relevance of the traditional methods of cleanliness and environment conservation.
Dentam Bazar, being a rural area, does not have an effective mechanism of waste collection and disposal. At present, the Bazar Committee is somehow managing collection and disposal. Taking this into account, a waste management mechanism is being developed and the initiative has started with the formation of the ‘Dentam for Dentam Sanitation Society’.
A community led sanitation campaign named “Nirmal Dentam” under the banner of ‘Dentam for Dentam Sanitation Society’ was also formally launched today.
The system is planned to be self-sustaining, wherein a nominal charge will be collected from each household and each commercial establishment. The Society will be jointly managed by the Dentam GPU and the Bazar Committee on a no-profit, no-loss basis and will be supervised by a board of advisors.
The campaign will cover Dentam Bazar in the first phase and will later extended to Uttarey and Hee bazaars as well.
Today’s programme, organized jointly by the SDM Office, Office of the GVA, Forest Department, PHC Dentam, Dentam Police, Dentam GPU and Bazaar Committee was handsomely participated by people from all over Dentam.
An awareness rally was also taken out by students of schools from around Dentam Bazar who later participated in a painting competition on the theme “Waste Reduction”. The programme ended with a short briefing session which was also attended by Tshewang Gyachho, District Magistrate, West, DFO (Env & Land Dev), GVA, Martam, Principal Dentam SSS, Teachers, Students and local residents.