ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar

‘Consolidated Swachhta Report’ of Activities undertaken on occasion of

“Swachhta Pakhwada” (16-31 December 2018)

The Director and staff members of ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar

have actively participated in different swachhta activities organized at premises of the Institute on

the occasion of celebration of “Swachhta Pakhwada” during 16-31 December 2018). Day to day

swachhta activities undertaken are summarized as follows:

Date Activities undertaken Photographs of activities

16.12.2018

Director, ICAR-IIWM administered

‘Swachhta Shapath’ to all the officers and

officials of the Institute. The banners on

‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ were displayed at

entrance of Institute main gate and in front of

Institute main building. The staff were briefed

about various swachhta activities (as per

prescribed schedule given by Council)

planned to be organized during the period of

‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ (16-31 December

2018.

17.12.2018

The old files of bill and establishment section

have been sorted out and some files have been

weeded out. Second phase of clearance of E-

waste of the Institute was initiated. The

cleanliness drive was organized at premises

and rear gate of the Institute and unwanted

weeds were removed. The non bio-degradable

materials such as plastic and polythene were

also cleared.

18.12.2018

The cleanliness cum sanitation drive was

performed in front of Staff residential quarters

of the Institute. The drains were cleaned and

the unwanted grass and broad leaf weeds were

eradicated. The non bio-degradable materials

such as plastic and polythene were also

removed. The awareness was created among

staff on utilization of domestic waste in

compost making.

19.12.2018

The cleanliness cum sanitation drive was

performed at the entry point of Chandpalla

(MGMG village), Kendrapara district, Odisha

An awareness campaign on “Importance of

Swachhta in keeping healthy society” was

organized before cleanliness cum sanitation

drive. The pond embankment was cleaned and

the unwanted grass and broad leaf weeds

including Parthenium were eradicated. The

non bio-degradable materials such as plastic

and polythene were also removed from the

village road.

20.12.2018

An awareness campaign on “Importance of

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for nation building”

was organized at Vivekananda Siksha

Kendra, BDA Colony, Bhubaneswar. The

teachers were made aware about the

philosophy of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and

‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ and the techniques of

solid waste management and compost

making. The children would be encouraged

by the teachers to take part in the swachhta

activities and to make science projects aiming

at swachhta concept. Later, the ‘cleanliness

cum sanitation drive’ was organized. The

general cleaning was done and the non bio-

degradable materials such as plastic and

polythene were removed from the school

premises.

21.12.2018

The door to door campaign was organized at

Nalco Nagar Santal Basti, Bhubaneswar to

make the residents aware about the

“Importance of ‘Swachhta’ activities in health

safety and concept of recycling of waste

water”. The residents were made aware about

the cleaning of sewerage and water lines and

techniques of kitchen gardening in residential

colonies. They were motivated to remove the

obnoxious weed ‘Parthenium’ from the

surroundings to prevent respiratory and skin

diseases. Later, the ‘cleanliness cum

sanitation drive’ was organized and the weeds

like Parthenium sp. and Ipomea sp. were

removed.

22.12.2018

The redundant files of various sections of the

Institute have been weeded out. A seminar on

“Conversion of waste to wealth under Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan” (by Dr. P.S. Brahmanand,

Nodal Officer, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan) was

organized to sensitize the staff members about

the background, objectives and progress of

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Group discussion

was held on various issues such as segregation

of bio-degradable and non bio-degradable

wastes at home level and utilization of kitchen

waste in compost making and principles of

solid waste management. Later, a short film

on “Family is the backbone of Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan” was displayed to staff members.

This film received certificate of appreciation

from Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting, Government of India.

23.12.2018

An awareness campaign on “Importance of

cleanliness in keeping healthy society” was

organized in Sri Mukundpur, Puri district,

Odisha. The farmers were briefed about the

background and objectives of ‘Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan’ and importance of ‘Kisan Diwas’.

They were made aware about the negative

effects of obnoxious weed ‘Parthenium sp.’ in

the form of respiratory and skin diseases and

were motivated to remove this weed from the

village surroundings. The seed of crops like

greengram, sunflower, brinjal, okra,

ridgegourd and cucumber and mango saplings

were distributed to beneficiary farmers under

ICAR-IWMI collaborative project (Index

Based Flood Insurance) on the occasion of

Kisan Diwas and Swachhta Pakhwada.

24.12.2018

The door to door campaign was organized at

Xavier’s road, Chandrasekharpur,

Bhubaneswar to make the residents aware

about the “Importance of ‘Swachhta’

activities in health safety and concept of better

sanitation”. The local youth and students of

Maharshi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar

were made aware about the cleaning of

sewerage and water lines and techniques of

sanitation. They were made aware about

removal of the obnoxious weed ‘Parthenium’

from the surroundings to prevent respiratory

and skin diseases.

25.12.2018

The door to door campaign was organized at

Saliasahi, Bhubaneswar to make the residents

aware about the “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and

its role in healthy society”. They were made

aware about negative effects of the obnoxious

weed ‘Parthenium’ in the form of respiratory

and skin diseases in human beings and

motivated them to remove this weed from

surroundings. They were also explained

about the techniques of compost making and

kitchen gardening.

26.12.2018

The staff members of ICAR-Indian Institute

of Water Management, Bhubaneswar and

teachers and students have actively

participated in ‘Swachhta’ activities

organized at Vivekananda Siksha Kendra,

BDA colony, Bhubaneswar on the occasion of

celebration of “Swachhta Pakhwada” on 26th

December 2018 (9.30-10.30 AM). The school

children were made aware about the

“Importance of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in

nation building”. They were taught about

negative effects of the obnoxious weed

‘Parthenium’ in the form of respiratory

diseases in human beings and the techniques

of compost making and kitchen gardening.

Quiz competition on “Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan” was held and winners were awarded

with prizes. Banner on ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’

was displayed during the swachhta awareness

campaign.

27.12.2018

The non-biodegradable materials specifically

the polythene bags and other plastic materials

were collected from the institute campus and

dumped in separate pits. Polythene items were

also separated and removed from the dumping

pits in which day to day waste of the institutes

are keeping. Categorically, the non-uses of

polythene bags and plastic items were

discouraged among staffs. The general

cleaning was also done. At the end of the

drive, hazardous affects on use of plastic and

polythene bags in our daily activities were

discussed.

28.12.2018

The cleanliness drive was organized at

approach road to residential quarters of

ICAR-IIWM, Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar

and unwanted weeds were removed. The non

bio-degradable materials such as plastic and

polythene were also cleared. The drainage

line was cleaned and the residents were made

sensitized about the ‘Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan’ and its significant role in making

healthy society. They were encouraged to take

active role in utilization of kitchen waste in

compost making and kitchen gardening. They

were also made aware about the cleaning of

sewerage and water lines and recycling of

waste water.

29.12.2018

The door to door campaign was organized at

Nalco Nagar Santal Basti, Bhubaneswar to

make the residents aware about the “Swachhta

Pakhwada and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”.

They were sensitized about the separation of

biodegradable and non biodegradable waste

and its safe disposal. They were also made

aware about eradication of the obnoxious

weed ‘Parthenium’ from the surroundings to

prevent respiratory and skin diseases. Later,

the ‘cleanliness cum sanitation drive’ was

organized and the weeds like Parthenium sp.

was removed.

30.12.2018

The cleanliness drive was organized at avenue

plantation zone of the institute and unwanted

weeds were removed. The general cleanliness

was also done infront of main building and the

non bio-degradable materials such as plastic

and polythene were cleared.

31.12.2018

The door to door awareness cum cleanliness

campaign was organized at XIMB Square,

Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar to make the

residents and shop keepers aware about the

“Swachhta Pakhwada and Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan”. They were explained about the

need for eradication of the obnoxious weed

‘Parthenium’ from the surroundings to reduce

the incidence of respiratory and skin diseases.

They were also made aware about the

techniques of separation of biodegradable and

non biodegradable waste and its safe disposal

and recycling of waste water followed by the

‘cleanliness cum sanitation drive’.