SUNYA Project Launched in Coimbatore
The official launch of the SUNYA project was held at 9.30 AM on 29th December 2017 at Bharathi Park Road 2nd Cross, ward 22 of West Zone, Coimbatore Corporation, by the Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan IAS.
To begin with, the Commissioner briefed the citizens of ward 22, local NGOs, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) Officials, sanitary workers and stakeholders about the project. He requested the residents of the ward to segregate their waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable sections and to handover the segregated waste only to the pushcart workers and not to irresponsibly dispose their waste on the roads and drains. He pointed out that public participation is vital to success of this project and urged all the stakeholders and CCMC officials to lend in their cooperation.
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner commenced the door to door awareness campaign and distributed Information, Education and Communication (IEC) pamphlets to the public along with CCMC officials, local NGOs, Ladies Association of ward 22 and ICLEI Staff.