In the state capital Itanagar, the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB) in collaboration with the Environment and Forest department, conducted a cleanliness cum awareness drive from Ganga Market to IG Park.
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment & Forests C T Mein, APSPCB chairman T N Thongdok along with volunteers and school children and others took active part in the cleanliness drive.
Piles of garbage heap in the capital were cleaned up during the drive.
The placards carried during the awareness procession called upon the people to combat and minimize use of plastic carry bags and materials.