Sikkim to co-ordinate environmental awareness programmes

Gangtok, Sep 16 (UNI) The Union Environment and Forest Ministry has designated Sikkim as the Regional Resource Agency to co-ordinate the National Environmental Awareness Programmes, official sources said.

The theme for this year's programme is solid waste management.

The programme would be taken up in all the eight North Eastern states in collaboration with various NGOs, state government departments, Joint Forest Management Committees, Eco-Development Commitees and educational institutes, sources added.

The programme would stress upon a concrete action oriented activity on solid waste management, they added.

Other programmes would also be taken up for effective solid waste management by conducting of rallies, camps, competitions and preparation of educational resource material on environment issues, Forest department sources said.

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