South Delhi civic body inaugurates Eco Mitra Park, artworks made out of old tyres, bottles
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) inaugurated an Eco Mitra Park in Sarita Vihar on Friday. Unused items like old tyres and bottles have been transformed into beautiful artworks in the park.
In order to create awareness, encourage waste segregation and make use of recycled products, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) inaugurated an Eco Mitra Park in Sarita Vihar on Friday.
Unused items like old tyres and bottles have been transformed into beautiful artworks in the park. This unique environment-friendly park has been developed by SDMC in association with Aarambh Trust for Women & Children and Casa Dreams Estate.
Through this initiative, SDMC has been promoting the principle of 3Rs i.e. reduce, reuse and recycle. Eco Mitra Park has been developed at Zero Cost to SDMC. The civic body's aim is to encourage waste segregation, home composting, the use of cloth bags for shopping and the use of recycled products.
In Najafgarh zone’s Sadh Nagar, Om Vihar, Manglapuri, Chhawla Extension, Kapashera, Durga Park and Shivpuri, massive awareness cum sensitization programmes were organized with a focus on the segregation of waste at source, cleanliness of public places, etc.
A similar campaign was also organized in the Mahavir Enclave market, where shopkeepers were asked not to use single-use plastic in their shops. Shopkeepers and area residents, who participated in the programme, pledged to ban the use of plastic bags and to keep their surroundings clean.
In the West Zone’s Vishnu Garden, a special programme was organized to segregate wet and dry waste at the source level.
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