SENAPATI, April 28: The Deputy Commissioner of Senapati, Mamoni Doley, IAS, chaired a follow-up meeting on the Clean Senapati River Campaign today at the DC Conference Hall, Senapati.

The meeting was attended by Rang David Kung, MCS, Additional District Magistrate, Senapati; Adahrii Maheo, MCS, Chief Executive Officer/ADC, Senapati; P.P. Ronald, MCS, Project Director, DRDA, Senapati; Thangkhochon Haokip, MPS, ADSP, Senapati; members of Civil Society Organizations (NPO, SDWA, SDSA); Karong Senapati Town Committee President and members; and Chairmen, Secretaries, and Youth Presidents of all localities and colonies.

Key issues deliberated during the meeting included the construction of waste collection centres, rationalisation of waste collection routes, inventory requirements, penalizing disposal of waste into the Senapati River, banning Single-Use Plastics (SUPs), and the constitution of a dedicated task force to advance the campaign.

Welcoming the gathering, Mamoni Doley applauded the efforts of SDOs, CEO/ADC, CSOs, and all participants in the campaign. She highlighted the installation of barricades across the Senapati bridge at major black spots and instructed village Chairmen and Secretaries to notify encroachers to cease construction activities along the river. She emphasized that regular inspections would soon be carried out by the task force alongside the District Administration and appealed to village authorities to identify plots of land along roadsides for the construction of waste collection centres under MGNREGA for solid waste management. She further urged all stakeholders to sensitize communities to maintain a clean environment across the district.

Adahrii Maheo presented the status report of the Clean Senapati River Campaign, stating that the first round of river cleaning commenced during October-November 2024 by the Karong Senapati Town Committee. Approximately 70 tonnes of garbage were collected over an 8 km stretch between Mt. Everest College parking and Kathikho Karong during the second mass cleanliness drive held in February-March 2025. He informed that around 70 illegal structures were dismantled during eviction drives conducted jointly by the district administration, police personnel, KSTC, and CSOs. Maheo also mentioned that prohibition and sale bans on SUPs had been enforced following the statewide implementation of the Manipur Plastic Policy 2022, with various awareness campaigns launched across multiple platforms.

During the session, Rang David Kung informed attendees that eviction drives along NH-02 would soon commence and appealed for greater sensitization among localities to facilitate the removal of illegal structures along the highway.

Additionally, Panii Ngaonii, SDC, Senapati, enlightened the gathering with an insightful presentation on Solid Waste Management, delivered through a PowerPoint presentation.