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19th Jan 2020 10:01:PM State
Maksam Tayeng
PASIGHAT, Jan 19: The Silluk village under Mebo Sub-Division here in East Siang District has been selected as the cleanest village of the district by an screening committee constituted for selection of Chief Minister Award for Cleanest Village (CMACV) of the district.
The screening committee headed by Addl. Dy. Commissioner (HQ), Pasighat, Tatdo Borang as Chairman visited total of nine nominated villages from all the respective blocks of the district on Friday and submitted its report to the Dy. Commissioner, Pasighat who later declared the result.
Once an unhygienic village, however, with the initiative of Swachh Silluk Abhiyan (SSA) team headed by Chairman, Kepang Nong Borang besides Lukne Village Organisation (LVO), the village could completely confine the stray cattles besides making the village clean and dirt free emulating the cleanliness of Ledum village under Ruksin circle which was cleanest village of the previous year.
Silluk village Gaon Burah Asik Yirang and SSA Chairman KP Borang has expressed their happiness over the achievement and said that all the village folks including women group worked hard to make the village clean.
"We are very thankful to our Mebo MLA Lombo Tayeng and others for their moral support and encouragement which kept us motivated. We will maintain its cleanliness in days to come so that other villages can also learn from us like we learned from Ledum village", added KPN Borang.
It is worth mentioning here that Silluk village outscored Ledum and Sika Tode village by a narrow margin of 1 and 2 percent.
Silluk village, one of the oldest village under Mebo sub-division is the birth place of great luminary late Lummer Dai.
Besides award from Chief Minister Award for Cleanest Village of the district, Silluk village will also receive additional reward of cash award from Mebo MLA who extends award from his personal side to motivate and boost maintaining of cleanliness in the villages for healthy living.
Kenter Joya Riba
(Managing Editor)She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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