Kohima College and TM GHSS launch ‘Litter Free Campus’

Our CorrespondentKohima | October 27The Kohima College, Kohima and TM Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima has jointly launched “Litter Free Campus,” at a function held at Kohima College on October 27.“This is not just a cleanliness drive. It is a commitment that our campus will be clean, healthy and pleasant. It is a shift from "someone will clean it" to "it is my responsibility to clean it,” said Kelhikha Kenye, Principal, TM GHSS.Through this joint initiative, the two institutions aim to practice the habits of disposing waste only in designated bins, segregate waste at source and discourage littering and encourage others not to litter.Kenye said that a clean campus reflects a disciplined institution, adding that it creates a positive impression for any visitors.“We also believe that a clean campus will promote better learning environment. As we venture to embrace this culture of cleanliness in our campus beginning from today, let us all do our bit to ensure a clean campus for our institutions. Let this small step of our institutions today lead to gradual transformation in our neighborhood, our city and beyond,” he said.He also called upon both the students and faculty to ensure that “If we see any litters on the ground, let us all take responsibility to pick up and throw in the designated bin.”Kenye said that signage including adequate waste bins have been place within both the campus.Live upto Swachhta pledgeKohima College Principal Dr Vitsosie Vupru said “This is the first of kind, not just in Nagaland, but in the whole country also wherein two institutions come together to keep the campus clean.”As individual institution, it do certain measure to keep the campus clean and litter free but two institution coming together like this, is the first of its kind, he said.Dr. Vupru said “If we don’t take the initiative to keep our place clean, we cannot expect others to come and clean for us.”Also urging the students and faculty to live upto Swachhta pledge which was taken today, he said “As we have started this initiative today, I want all of us to become ambassador to keep our surrounding litter free.”“Let us not just take this initiative here in the campus itself but carry forward wherever we go as ambassador and encourage others to also keep their surrounding clean,” Dr. Vupru added.Meanwhile, he lauded Kenye for conceptualizing the initiative and Swacch Bharat Abhiyan team of Kohima College for the cleanliness effort.Earlier, the launching programme was chaired by Dr Tenosenuo Angami, Associate Professor & Convenor Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Kohima College while vote of thanks was proposed by Er. Khriezosietuo Suohu, Vice Principal, TM GHSS.