*MCC Committed to Empowering and Improving Community and City Sanitation Standards*
*On-Field Training Workshop for Self-Help Groups on Waste Segregation and Home Composting*
*Raises Awareness and Improves Waste Management Under Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign*
*Chandigarh, September 19:-* Aiming to make a lasting impact on Chandigarh’s cleanliness journey, the MC Chandigarh conducted an on-field training workshop for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to raise awareness and improve waste management as an ongoing exercise under the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign led by an expert team. This initiative aims to educate and empower both SHGs and citizens on effective waste management.
The training session for the SHGs underscored the importance of properly segregating waste into dry, wet, sanitary, and hazardous categories, and adopting home composting to lead a zero waste lifestyle, with the goal of leaving an indelible mark on the path toward a cleaner and greener India.
Additionally, the SHG team will visit households across the city to educate citizens about waste segregation properly and home composting from wet waste.
City Mayor Sh. Kuldeep Kumar stated that this initiative aims to build on the progress made in waste segregation and management by focusing on raising awareness and encouraging citizens to cultivate the habit of effectively segregating their waste and adopting a zero waste lifestyle through home composting.
MC Commissioner Sh. Vinay Pratap Singh, IAS said that as the Municipal Corporation moves toward 100% collection of segregated waste, this exercise will help the Corporation further improve the management of waste in the city.
The Commissioner appealed to all citizens to segregate their waste properly and hand it over to the Municipal Garbage Collector.
