As part of the Swachhata Hi Sewa-2024, the Swachhata Diwas was celebrated at the institute on 02.10.2024 at 9.00 am.

Dr. B.A. Jerard welcomed the gathering. Dr. Shameena Beegum, highlighted the activities undertaken at the institute from 17.09.2024 to 01.10.2024, which included, the swachhata launch by the Member of Parliament and Member of Legislative Assembly, Kasaragod District, Kerala, followed by awareness class on “Effective waste management at household level’, Ek ped maa ke naam’ plantation drives, swachhata run, swachhata samvad on “Role of agricultural input dealers in SHG campaign”, swachhata ki pathshaala, mega cleanliness drives at Bekal and CPCRI Beach, swachhata lakshit ekayi (cleanliness drives at offices & institutional buildings, religious places), time bound transformation of difficult & dirty spots (black spots) generally neglected garbage points, safai mitra suraksha shivirs (honoring, health check up and talk on social welfare linkages etc.

Dr. K. B. Hebbar, Director of the institute, felicitated sanitation workers of Haritha Karma Sena, suchithwa mission, Mogral Puthur Panchayth, Kasaragod. On the occasion, the 40 sanitation workers of the institute were distributed with umbrellas, which would be useful while working in the field during the rainy seasons. The fund raised by the staff for the medical treatment of wife one of the sanitation workers, Mr Sivadasan was handed over. In his remarks, Director highlighted the importance of the Swachhata Diwas and acknowledged the staff of the institute for taking active interest and making the institute and surrounding areas clean.

A new bio-waste management (composting) unit at Hill Block was also inaugurated. At the end, as part of shramadan, the two black spots identified were cleaned by all the staff of the institute. The program was successfully completed by 11.am.

Along with the CPCRI programme, Suchitwa Misison, Kasaargod District, Govt of Kerala has been actively involved in disposing all the plastic and other non bio waste materials from the institute campus. In recognition of this complete cleanliness, Suchitwa Misison has declared the Institute as a green institute with and awarded with an ‘A grade Green Protocol Certificate’. Shri. Inbasekar K, IAS, District Collector handed over the certificate to the Dr.K.B. Hebbar, Director, ICAR-CPCRI on the occasion of Swachhata Diwas.

Transformation of CTUs: Black spot No. 1. (Before and after cleaning)

 

Transformation of CTUs: Black spot No. 2. (Before and after cleaning)

Felicitation of Sanitation workers of Haritha Karma Sena, Mogral Puthur Panchayath, Kasargod District,Kerala

 

Distribution of welfare benefits to the sanitation workers of the Institute

 

Inauguration of composting unit: Collection of compost from the composting yard

Incorporation of compost in the coconut basins

Shri. Inbasekar K, (IAS), District Collector, Kasaragod handing over the Green protocol Institute Certificate to Dr.K.B. Hebbar , Director, ICAR-CPCRI