Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin),
Assam launched a massive Campaign titled “Mission Sambhav” across the state on
March 26, 2018. The campaign was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Assam
Sarbananda Sonowal in a State central ceremony at Morigaon district. This campaign is an innovative step across
the State which would lead to declaration of many districts, blocks, GPs,
villages as ODF, thus leading to Swachh Assam
Kamrup
Metropolitan district too participated in this launch with other districts of
the state on 26th of March 2018. The campaign aimed to promote mass
mobilization through local public representatives, local units of Police, Army,
Para Military Forces, Health department, Community Based Organizations, NGOs,
Colleges, Training institutes, PRI members,
Block Coordinators, Swaccha Grahis, Health workers to get directly involved with the Swachh
Bharat Mission by offering “Shramdaan”.
Inauguration of Mission Sambhava 2018
A central programme of Kamrup metro
district level was organized in Trycem Hall of Dimoria Block on 26th of March 2018 attended by eminent persons from all
departments and walks of life to participate in Shramdaan Deputy Commissioner
of Kamrup Metropoliton district Shri. Virendra
Mittal and eminent dignitaries
were involved in pit digging exercise. In Kamrup metro district 100 pits were
dug in a day. Deputy Commissioner Kamrup metro district stated that this would
win the confidence of people and increase their faith in governmental welfare
policies.
Shramdaan for Pit Digging Exercise by Shri. Virendra Mittal, DC Kamrup(M)
A robust plan was developed for implementing “Mission
Sambhav” under the guidance of Mission Director, SBM (G) Dr. Siddharth Singh. A
strategic reporting mechanism was developed and directives issued by Kamrup
Metro District Water & Sanitation Committee (KMDWSC) under chairmanship of
DC Kamrup Metro to track the progress and provide necessary handholding support
required for gearing up the work. The Campaign focuses in urging communities to
construct toilet on their own (who are eligible under SBM (G) where direct
beneficiary transfer (DBT) mode may also be followed by the Mission.
Pit Digging Exercise in Chadrapur Block under Mission Sambhava
Pit Digging Exercise by the Community Leader
“Mission Sambhav” also witnessed construction of 102 nos. of sanitary
toilet with target of 100 nos. for Kamrup Metro district out of which 84 nos.
through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative rest 16
nos. of sanitary toilets constructed by motivated families on their own and 2
nos. IHHL donated by Deputy Commissioner Shri. V. Mittal
announced at centrally organised programme “Trycem Hall” of Dimoria block in
presence of 780 participants from different gaon panchayats from the block and
community members block officials and departmental representatives. SBM (G) promotes the concept of “Daan Toilet”
which emphasizes on donating of a sanitary toilet to a person who does not have
a sanitary toilet through this noble initiative. SBM (g) wants all the rural
people of Assam to have access to sanitary toilet. This step is specially meant
for households which are left out of the baseline survey conducted in 2012 or
newly grown households. As an IEC strategy to disseminate the message media
houses and journalist were involved to cover the footage of the event and good
practices carried out by motivated families, philanthropic work of individuals
and eager corporate houses.
Press Meet at DPMU, Kamrup(M) regarding "Mission Sambhav"
