EM Bureau Dimapur/Mokokchung, May 29 (EMN): Mopungchuket village under Mokokchung district participated in the Himalayan Cleanup on May 28 where volunteers numbering about 100 participated in waste segregation and auditing. The volunteers cleaned the streets of the village, Süngkotenem Park and Mangkolong picnic spot. A total of 214 kg of waste were collected, out of which 125 kg were plastics including PET bottles, multi layered plastics, straws and other household plastic wastes. The non-plastic items, which comprised the remaining 89 kg, were mostly paper and metal wastes. A total of 214 kg of wastes were collected, and 115kg of recyclable wastes were recovered. The cleanup and waste audit was conducted under the initiative of The Greensight Project. It may be mentioned that the village has been participating in The Himalayan Cleanup since its first edition in 2018. About 187 participants, both young and old ranging from 7 to 55 years, joined the ‘The Himalayan Cleanup’ (THC) event at Chizami village under Phek district organised by the Chizami Students’ Union (CSU) on May 28 on the theme ‘Reflect, switch and demand.’ An update from the union stated that THC is a clarion call to beat plastic pollution and replenish the ecosystem,...
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