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Nagaland Minister Calls For Sustained Sanitation, Behavioural Change
Nagaland held a cleanliness campaign from September 17 to October 2.
Minister Jacob Zhimomi said keeping places clean must be a lifelong effort.
He also said people need to change their daily habits and attitudes about sanitation.
The campaign included communities, students, young people and sanitation workers.
Different districts created useful items from waste, such as plastic bricks and cloth bags.
Some districts held health camps and activities to encourage sorting garbage.
Awards were given to villages and sanitation champions.
The event ended with tree planting and another cleanliness drive.
Nagaland Minister Jacob Zhimomi called sanitation a lifelong priority requiring continuous efforts and behavioural change.
The Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign ran from September 17 to October 2 across Nagaland.
Activities included waste management, cleanliness drives, community participation, youth engagement and sanitation-worker welfare.
District initiatives included plastic-brick making, recycled-tyre furniture, health camps, bamboo dustbins and waste-segregation events.
Awards were presented before the programme concluded with tree planting and a cleanliness drive in Kohima.
- Who
- Nagaland Public Health Engineering Minister Jacob Zhimomi, sanitation workers, communities, students and campaign participants.
- What
- The state concluded the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign and observed Swachh Bharat Diwas while promoting sustained sanitation and behavioural change.
- Where
- The concluding event took place at the Public Health Engineering Department office in Kohima, with activities across Nagaland.
- When
- The campaign ran from September 17 to October 2; the concluding programme was held on October 2.
- Why
- The effort aimed to extend the benefits of cleanliness to remote villages, strengthen sanitation practices and support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Key facts
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026
- Campaign period
- September 17 to October 2
- Theme
- “Swachhata Mein Sahbhag; Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat”
- State
- Nagaland
- Minister
- Jacob Zhimomi, Public Health Engineering Minister
- Recognitions
- Swachhata Champion and Best Performing ODF Plus Model Village awards
- Closing activity
- Tree plantation and cleanliness drive under “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”
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