Under ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’, cleanliness drive for stock taking of waste management & other activities including utilization of organic wastes/generation of wealth from waste, polythene free status, composting of kitchen and home waste materials, Promoting clean & green technologies and organic farming practices in kitchen gardens of residential colonies was organized jointly with Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur at ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur.

Organic waste (litter, leaves of the various plants, weeds etc.) of the Directorate were collected by the officials of the Directorate. Representatives from the Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur demonstrated the stock taking of waste management including organic waste in detail to around 150 officials of the Directorate which include regular & contractual employees. The collected waste materials were taken up by the Municipal Corporation persons in their designated vehicles and dumped on the waste collection site.

A world record was also created on 20.12.2018 for cleaning the Jabalpur city by around 3.5 lacs people at a time during 10.00 AM - 12.00 PM, in which Directorate was also participated actively. The detail of the activity has also been updated on Directorate’s website. Photographs of the activity are pasted herewith: