Rajouri admin launching 30 day Green Schools, Clean Rajouri campaign ;50 Higher Secondary Schools to teach wet-waste composting to students: DC

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‎‎RAJOURI, SEPT, 17:-Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Abhishek Sharma today chaired a meeting to discuss preparations for the 30-day Green Schools, Clean Rajouri campaign.

The campaign is aimed at teaching scientific waste management, wet-waste composting to students and generating behavioural change in the society.

‎‎The campaign is set to cover 50 Higher Secondary Schools, where students would be provided hands-on learning about wet-waste composting and its conversion into useful manure. The initiative will focus on developing a sense of ownership, responsibility and sustainable waste-management practices among children.

‎‎The Deputy Commissioner directed for close coordination among all concerned departments at the local level to ensure a united and coordinated approach towards waste management. He stressed that the campaign should go beyond awareness and result in practical behavioural change among students and households.

‎‎The KVK will provide training to teachers, who will serve as master trainers for imparting practical knowledge of composting to students. The schools will subsequently facilitate hands-on composting activities, with each student bringing a specified quantity of wet waste per child for the purpose.

‎‎The schools will also monitor different stages of the composting process and analyse the progress to enhance the learning experience and explore measures for faster and more effective composting.

‎‎The DC further directed that an IEC campaign be undertaken with a focused message on proper waste management at the household level, encouraging families to segregate and manage wet waste responsibly. ‎‎He called for making the campaign a sustained learning exercise that equips students with practical skills while encouraging them to become ambassadors of cleanliness and responsible waste management in their homes and communities.

‎‎The best-performing schools will be recognised during the campaign and shall be provided with incentives to encourage healthy competition and continued adoption of sustainable waste-management practices.

‎‎The meeting was attended by ADDC Malikzada Sheraz Ul Haq; CPO, Maqsood Ahmed; ACD, Sheraz Chowhan; ACP, Mohd Rafeeq; CEO Mohd Hafiz; ARTO, Ashiq Rafiq Malik; DSWO.