Swachhata Pakhwada was celebrated at NESAC during 01st – 15th February, 2022 in pursuance of CEPO, ISRO HQ Guidelines. A Swachhata Pakhwada Implementation Cell (SPIC) of NESAC was constituted to formulate an action plan for observation of various activities throughout the fortnight. The Action Plan was finalized and circulated for implementation at NESAC. The day wise action plan with identified co-coordinators is given below.
| Date | Activities | Co-ordinators | Time |
| 01.02.2022 (Tuesday) |
|
Kumar Anand & Anjan Debnath |
10:30 Hrs |
| 02.02.2022 (Wednesday) |
|
Shri Aman Singh & Kumar Anand |
10:30 Hrs |
| 03.02.2022 (Thursday) |
|
Shri Aman Singh | 10:30 Hrs |
| 04.02.2022 (Friday) |
|
Shri Aman Singh | 10:30 Hrs |
| 05.02.2022 (Saturday) |
|
Shri Anjan Debnath, Shri Sumanth B.C
Shri Harish Darji |
10:30 Hrs |
| 06.02.2022
(Sunday) |
Break |
||
| 07.02.2022 (Monday) |
|
Shri Santanu Das & Shri Nilay Nishanth |
10:30 Hrs |
| 08.02.2022 (Tuesday) |
|
Dr. Chandan Goswami & Shri Aman Singh |
10:30 Hrs |
| 09.02.2022 (Wednesday) |
|
Shri Shanbor Kurbah & Shri Santanu Das |
10:30 Hrs |
| 10.02.2022 (Thursday) |
|
Dr. Rocky Pebam & Team | 10:30 Hrs |
| 11.02.2022 (Friday) |
|
Kumar Anand | 10:30 Hrs |
| 12.02.2022 (Saturday) |
|
Shri Aman Singh Shri Santanu Das Shri Anjan Debnath |
10:30 Hrs |
| 13.02.2022 (Sunday) |
Break |
||
| 14.02.2022 (Monday) |
|
Kumar Anand | 10:30 Hrs |
| 15.02.2022 (Monday) |
|
Shri Ramani Kumar Das, Chairman Swachhta Pakhwada Implementation Committee & all members | 10:30 Hrs |
All activities as mentioned in the action plan were observed with large and spontaneous participation of NESAC staff. A few pictures of the individual day-wise events are given below.
Day 1: Inauguration of Pakhwada
Day 2: Widespread Publicity through Posters & Banners
Day 3: Automatic Hand Sanitizer Installation at common locations
Day 4: Cleaning of water body at NESAC premise
Day 5: Plogging Run
A plogging run was organized on 05th February, Saturday from NESAC Guest House up to NESAC Office. Staff, family members & CISF personnel actively participated in the plogging run. T-Shirts were distributed to participants. Around 5 Kgs of plastic wastes were collected from the area covered under the run which were disposed off later.
Day 6: E-Waste collection Drive
Day 7: Distribution of in-house generated manure
Day 8: Awareness Rally on Swachhata
Day 9: Various competitions for school children
Schools in vicinity of NESAC were contacted and the students of four such schools took part in drawing & poster making competitions. Almost 100 students participated in the competitions. Prizes of these competitions were announced during the closing ceremony on 15th February.
Day 10: Distribution of Water Bottles
Day 11: Distribution of Masks
Around two thousand masks were distributed to inhabitants residing in the NESAC surrounding areas by a team of NESAC on 14th February, 2022.
Day 12 : Closing of Swachhata Pakhwada
After the fortnight-long celebration of Swachhata Pakhwada through the above mentioned multitude of activities, on 15th February, 2022 the closing ceremony of the Pakhwada was organized on a virtual mode. Dr. Star Pala, Associate Professor & Mrs. Ophelia Kharmujai, Public Health Nursing Officer of Community Medicine Division of NEIGRIMHS, Shillong were invited as guest speakers. They delivered two talks on “Choose to be Healthy” & “Hygeine & Sanitation” to the staff of NESAC. The lectures were well received by all the listeners. Prizes for various competitions organized during the Pakhwada were also announced during the closing ceremony. Director, NESAC in his closing address commended the activities taken up during the fortnight and encouraged the staff to follow the practices of Cleanliness & Hygeine.
