Swachhata Pakhwada at IGCAR
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research observes Swachhata Pakhwada
Swachh Bharat Mission is an umbrella concept encompassing not just hygiene and sanitation but also drinking water, solar energy, solid and liquid waste management and recovery of useful materials from e-waste.
The idea is to bring behavioral changes in communities to practice swachhata so as to achieve sustainable development.
Ministries and Departments have been involved in Swachhata related activities and observe Swachhata Pakhwada to bring in a fortnight of intense focus on improving the cleanliness of offices and surroundings. Department of Atomic Energy is observing Swachhata Pakhwada from February 16 to February 29, 2024.
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) will be observing Swachhata Pakhwada at Kalpakkam.
The Swach Bharat cell, IGCAR organised a tree plantation drive at Anupuram Township on 18.2.2024. The event was presided over by Dr B Venkatraman Director IGCAR. Director, IGCAR led the event by planting the first sapling. Dr Sivaraman Director MC&MFC Group, Dr R Divakar Director MMG, Shri B K Sreedhar, Director FRTG, Dr Sandip Kumar Dhara, Director MSG, Dr Ponraju, Director HSEG, Shri N Suresh Associate Director CEG , Smt Vanaja AD, GSO, Smt Jussy Jacob, AOIII, IGCAR and other Senior Officers from IGCAR also planted the saplings.
To create awareness about Swachhata, technological intervention to reduce creation of waste & cultivate Swachhata as a habit, street play by employees of IGCAR has been arranged in schools in Kalpakkam Township. During the fortnight, activities like cleaning of office premises, removal of obsolete items, weeding out of old records is being taken up.