Ziro, Sep 28: As a part of ongoing Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a cyclothon was organised by the Lower Subansiri District Administration and the Urban Development Department today. The cyclothon which was flagged off from the District Secretariat by MLA Hage Appa, saw the participation of Chief Secretary Manish Gupta, Commissioner Urban Development Vivek Pandey, Commissioner PHED Pawan Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Vivek HP, HODs of various departments  and members of the Ziro cycle club. 
The event was organised as an awareness campaign to inculcate cleanliness habit among the netizens of Lower Subansiri.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Secretary Manish Gupta, said that cleanliness is not a one time activity or exercise but it is a lifestyle which we all need to adopt. He said this years Swachh Bharat Abhiyan aims to bring in lifestyle changes to ensure we move towards garbage-free clean towns and cities. 
DC Lower Subansiri Vivek HP, said that many initiatives are being undertaken at the district level to make Ziro township free from garbage. He said the district administration in collaboration with ArSLM will distribute cloth bags with Apatani traditional motifs to market committees and shops so that use of plastic bags can be phased out by  January 26 next year. 
“Ziro will become plastic free and it will lead the way for other districts to follow the path so that Arunachal can become plastic free,” the DC said.

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