Environment Day  Celebrated on 5th June 2008

Visiting Team : - Er. K.P.Singh, GM, YPCU,UPJN Ghaziabad Region; 

Er. Maharaj Singh, Nodal Officer,Noida;

Er. B.K.Garg, Dy. Director,PIU, YP-II, UPJN; 

Mr. Sanjay Singh, Team Leader, SFA; 

Mr. Vivek Mishra, Project Officer, SFA.

Programme Schedule :

i.  Participation in tree plantation on sector-5B CTC, Noida with Sulabh

International Academy.

ii.  Attending a nukkad natak & art competition done by children in Sector

16 slum, TSIP town of SHODH.

The tree plantation programme was arranged at several CTCs falling under the field area of Sulabh International Academy as sector – 5B, sec 6, sec 8 and other places in Noida. After reaching at sector-5B CTC the visiting team found it gathered by so many local women, men & children residing around that CTC. There were five trees ready for plantation, among which two were planted by Er. K.P.Singh, GM, UPJN, Gzb. Thereafter a discussion regarding the status of CTC was held with care taker Mr. Raj Kr. Yadav. Mr. Yadav informed about a good number of local people using the CTC   (around 500)  and he had a good earning from there. Inside the CTC, there were six seats for men and four for women, it was neat and clean and the water storage system and electricity supply were working. While moving towards the next venue Er. Garg got a glimpse of garbage lying outside the boundary wall of the CTC for which he instructed the care taker to remove and make the necessary arrangements so that it doesn’t get collected there.

Due to their busy schedule G.M. GZB and Er. Maharaj Singh departed back and Er. B.K.Garg with SFA team moved towards TSIP sector 16 slum. Shodh team was conducting the art competition there. As Er. Garg with SFA team reached the spot children started showing their drawings. Er. Garg remarked over the pictures and thereafter a ply started, in the play children beautifully depicted the reasons of pollution in Yamuna and the attitude of general public towards it. After the show was over there were some discussions held between the visiting team and Shodh team members. Garg ji observed that the waste segregation had started but the community has not owned the programme yet. As Shodh has worked very hard but there are some more steps that need to be taken as formation of street level committee. Since the sweeper was on leave for the last few days hence the venue of the programme and the streets were lying full of garbage. They were also advised to create some model which could be replicated in whole community as they had got less time to complete all task. At last Shodh team showed the place where they were planning for the compost pit. The Abhas team members Mohd. Aleem Khan and Junaid Mir za were also present on the occasion. Since there were holidays in the schools they were contacting children in the community.