No.328/2021-2022

Cleanliness Week 2021 to be observed during 2nd - 8th October with the theme "Cleanliness - From our home and its vicinity" was inaugurated for Lunglei District by Deputy Commissioner & Chairman Lunglei Town Sanitation Task Force Shri Kulothungan A at a function held at the Convention Centre today.

Kicking off the Cleanliness Week 2021, Deputy Commissioner Pu Kulothungan A appealed to the stakeholders present to continue to focus on cleanliness, and motivate citizens in their respective areas to be more proactive and participative in sanitation related drives. He also thanked Line Departments & NGOs, VCs and the general public for their contribution towards  Lunglei District winning ‘Overall Cleanest Town’ & ‘1st Rank for District Headquarter’ at  ‘Cleanliness Competition in Urban Mizoram - 2020’ organized by the UD&PA Department, and sought their continued cooperation for the competition in 2021.

Pi Vanthangpuii Lunglei DUDO presented a brief report on plans and programs to be carried out during the Cleanliness Week 2021. The ‘Swacchta Pledge’ was also taken by all the members present in the inaugural kick off this morning.

Awards distributed for various events under the Cleanliness week 2021 are as below :

Best Performing Male Sanitation Worker – Pu Vanlalvuana, Electric Veng

Best Performing Female Sanitation Worker – Pi Thangbuangi, Ramthar

Best Performing Locality on Source Segregation - Salem Veng

Best performing locality on carrying out cleanliness activity & awareness - Ramthar Veng

The nodal Department for the initiative, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation (UD&PA) has chalked out a week-long program that includes activities such as voluntary mass cleanliness drive, cleanliness drive at government offices, awareness campaigns through different media etc to be observed in all the Districts of the State. 

The Department has also launched the 5th Edition of their flagship initiative ‘Mizoram Cleanliness Competition’ in line with the Swachh Survekshan 2022. 28 towns in Mizoram will compete to win the much coveted title - ‘Overall Cleanest Town in Mizoram.’ As the current title holder, all stakeholders in Lunglei town have their work cut out for them to defend the title again this year. The Nodal Department UD&PA & other line Departments in Lunglei District have, over the years, been successful in bringing key stakeholders into the fold, and entrusting responsibilities down to the grassroots level.