Week-long cleanliness campaign kicks off in Landikotal

By Ashrafuddin Pirzada

KHYBER AGENCY(FATA): Local administration with the collaboration of journalists, political parties and civil society members kicked off a week-long cleanliness campaign to sit a healthy precedent and aware people about the importance of clean and net atmosphere.

Dozens of local people, journalists, business community members, religious and political parties’ leaders, civil society members and officials participated in the opening of the campaign. They first arranged a walk in the Landikotal bazaar and informed people about the importance of cleanliness at the business and living places.

Political tehsildar Landikotal Shamsul Islam, Landikotal Line Officer Hikmat Khan Afridi,Subedar Swalzar Khan Afridi, Landikotal Falahe Tahzeem Chairman Akhtar Ali Shinwari and president haji Banaris Shinwari jointly led the walk to collectively sit an example and encourage others to come forward for such a noble cause.

Speaking on the occasion political tehsildar Landikotal Shamsul Islam said that it was the moral and religious duty of everyone to keep their living places clean. He said they want clean Pakistan as they launched their Hafta-e-Safahi on the first day of 2018.

 “The aim of the week-long cleanliness campaign is to bring awareness among the local people and business community to keep their surroundings clean and net”, said Shamsul Islam. He said the campaign was started from January 1, and would be continued till January 8, 2018.

Shams said all the available sanitation staff of Landikotal would be used in the seven days’ campaign. He said the Landikotal administration would provide financial and logistic support to the staff and volunteers working around the week.

The official said they have also decided to observe Yaom-e-Safahi(cleanliness day) at the first day of every month which would help make people’s habit to keep their places clean.

Landikotal Falahe Tanzeem Chairman Akhtar Ali Shinwari said in the first two days they would conduct the campaign in the main Landikotal bazaar and Agency Headquarters Hospital. He said they would remove debrises and wastages from the rest of the public places.

He said  Jaam-e-Masjid (Mosques) bazaars, hospitals, administration offces, Torkham bazaar, Sultankhel market and other private and public installations in Landikotal tehsil’s jurisdiction would be cleaned.

Residents and civil society members appreciated officials and journalists who initiated such important work that would help reduce different viral diseases being generated from the wastages dumped around the public places.