VASCO: Governor Mridula Sinha has urged the people of Goa to involve children and youngsters in the process of keeping Goa clean and garbage free.
A program on Swachh Bharat, Nitol Goem was organised involving school students and panchayat members on Thursday. The programme was organised under the aegis of Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha and Sinha was the chief guest at the function.
The programme held at the MES College, Zuarinagar, called on to the youth to strive for clean and healthy State of Goa.
Sinha said, “If all the youth are brought into the main stream of the programme of awareness regarding garbage disposal and are asked to only visit 10 houses, the entire State and country can be free from the garbage problem in less than 2 years.”
She also urged that the schools and colleges through their students take initiative to check on the status of segregation of Garbage in Goa.
Alina said, “To have the youth involved in the process of keeping Goa clean is the best thing as they are the force that we have to reckon with as far as awareness and results are concerned. The youth will help Goans to see and experience the Goa that we have seen in the past.”
Keynote speaker Dr Narayan Dessai said, “Our future is in dark if we don’t put efforts to solve the serious issue of garbage. An honest and synergetic effort is needed to solve the issue and the beginning of which has to start now.”
