The general sanitation of the Cantonment remained satisfactory.
Ban on use of Polthene:
Cantonment area is completely free from poly bags.
Efforts Made for Improvement of Solid waste Mangement:
Door to door garbage collection was done in civil areas as well as army area by Board staff. Non-bio-degradable waste disposed off at trenching ground site in Dagshai after digging pits. One compositing machine has been installed and bio-degradable waste is being compost therein.
Tree Plantation:
During the year under report 2500 trees were planted. Board also established a nursery in Cantt Garden and prepared different types of saplings of plants both flowering and ornamental. Environment Day was celebrated at Cantt Board Middle School and ornamental plants were planted adjacent to school area by school children. Vanmahotsav was also celebrated with the active participation of Cantt Board, Elected Members, Cantt Board staff and general public during the year.
Other Initiatives:
Cantonment Board, Kasauli has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) on26.7.2017. The Cantonment Board has been re-certified as “Open Defecation Free”. Swachhta Pakhwara, Swachhta-Hi-Sewa, etc. awareness programmes were carried out by Cantt Board, Kasauli during the year. Special cleanliness campaign, workshop etc under Swachhta-Hi-Sewa Mission-2019 for the collection of waste plastic in whole Cantt areas were conducted with the active participation of elected members, general public, office staff and school children w.e.f. 11.09.2029 to 02.10.2029. The Cantonment Board celebrated 150th bith anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd Oct.,2019 and various cultural programmes were conducted. On this occasion, the CEO distributed the prizes to school children. During the year Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated at Cantt Baod Middle School. The Board has installed LED lights, Bio-toilets and Bio-diagester in Cantt areas during the year.
CONTACT :Sh H. S. Rana (Sanitary Inspector), Tel. No. : 273029 (O)