Panchayat launches ‘Haritha Veed’ scheme

Thiruvananthapuram: With an aim to ensure hygienic safety, the Venganoor panchayath has launched a ‘Haritha Veed Haritha Nadu’ scheme. The local body has recently kicked off the mission with a workshop. The awareness programmes and training programmes as part of the cleanliness scheme were organized in association with the Haritha Kerala mission and Suchitwa mission.
For the implementation of the cleanliness project an organising committee was formed at the panchayat and ward level. Members of Haritha Karmasena, Kudumbashree Arogya Sena, anganwadi workers, residence associations, library, and youth voluntary organizations are actively participating for the successful implementation of the project.
At the workshop organised as part of the cleanliness programme the topic was presented by panchayath secretary Apsara Kumar, assistant secretary Ajay Kumar, village extension officers Binoy Bhuvan and Soumya.
Over the next one-year, organic waste will be treated at source by installing compost pits and compost bins in every home.
The organisers said that organic vegetable gardens will be set up in all backyards using the manure obtained from processing of waste.
As part of the project, the inorganic and plastic wastes collected by Haritha Karma Sena members from each home will be handed over to Clean Kerala Company.
The local self-government rural development, Agricultural University Nava Kerala Mission, local government engineering department will supervise and evaluate the programme to ensure its success.
The programme was inaugurated by Venganoor panchayat president R S Sreekumar.
Vice president Rani Vatsalan presided over the function while health education standing committee chairperson Rema Priya, development standing committee chairman G Surendran, welfare standing committee chairperson Shailaja Kumari and members Ashta Balan, Sunitha Binu also took a session in the workshop.
“The workshop helped us in finding innovative solutions in the waste management process.
“We are planning to stop the flow of drainage waste into the lake by finding its origin and initiating drainage management,” said R S Sreekumar, Venganoor panchayath president.
The panchayat has already initiated a massive campaign to clean Vellayani lake.