Sikkim to achieve Zero-Waste status in villages

As part of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), local people at Gangtok were trained in composting techniques for bio-degradable wastes and Solid Waste Management.

Dehradun-based Clover Organics organized a technical session to train the members of village panchayats, local students and representatives of 40-different NGO’s. The training event was conducted by the Rural Management and Development Department of Sikkim.

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According to an official press release from the Sikkim Government, the state government has evolved a Solid Waste Management Plan under the NBA. The emphasis was on imparting training on composting of Sikkim-specific bio-degradable waste.

Hands-on sessions on composting waste were held at the community level and individual household level as well through various methods such as bio-cap, heap composting using kitchen waste along with a mixture of biomass available in the villages.

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is a comprehensive programme to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas with broader goal to eradicate the practice of open defecation.