By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: Clean and Green Pakistan campaign was kicked off here on Saturday by the local government department in which students of local schools participated by collecting the solid wastes from the Zhang Bazaar road and vicinity of children hospital.
Earlier, a ceremony was held to mark the occasion in the DC House which was addressed by the district nazim Maghfirat Shah, MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, tehsil nazim Maulana Muhammad Ilyas and others who stressed on the need of maintaining cleanliness even after the end of the campaign as no diseases could flourish in a clean environment.
An awareness walk was also taken out which terminated in the hospital Chowk while the participants were carrying banners and placards highlighting the importance of the campaign.
The assistant director of local government Faheemul Jalal said that the campaign will last for sixty days and its activities will be carried out in the light of the guidelines given by the provincial government.
