Sivasagar prepares for eco-friendly & plastic-free Durga Puja
A meeting held by the Deputy Commissioner to brief the Puja committees about various guidelines for an eco-friendly and plastic-free Durga Puja in Sivasagar district.
Chairing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Dr. S Lakshmanan requested the office-bearers of the puja committees to extend full cooperation and to abide by all relevant rules and regulations.
He also requested to devise interesting ways in the mandap premises to create public awareness against harmful effects of plastics and polythenes.
Lakshmanan also requested to maintain cleanliness in the puja premises and stressed on engaging volunteers to properly look after the matter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for a plastic-free India to nation during his Independence Day address.