Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

SINGTAM, JUNE 3: Newly formed members of the School Managing Committee along with students’ guardians of Sakyong Chisopani JHS carried a day-long cleanliness drive in and around Sakyong Chisopani JHS premises. The team was led by Montika Gurung, President SMC, Sakyong Chisopani JHS, and also attended by the school staff. Speaking on the occasion, Montika Gurung had said, the cleanliness around the school premises is not limited to the school authority, we as an SMC, guardians, and local villagers should come forward and make our contributions too. We are happy with the day-to-day progress of the school and we shall always be there for the betterment of the school, added Gurung. We teach our children about cleanliness at home and we feel the school is the second home of our children, so we are here to spread the message of a clean and better environment, echoed the guardians and the local villagers. The cleanliness drive was also done in view of the approaching Environment day.

SINGTAM , NOVEMBER Members of Gorkha Ex-Servicemen's Welfare Association and Resettlement CO-OP. Society Ltd. conducted a sanitation program at the Primary Health Centre, Rongli , on October 30. The cleanliness drive was in support of the nationwide Swatchha Abhiyan .  The press release states that the members of the cleanliness drive were over the age of seventy. They cleaned the surroundings of the Rongli PHC and the roadside below.

SINGTAM, OCTOBER 15 : Global Hand-Washing Day was observed at Sawney Primary School, West Pandam, East Sikkim, under Duga GVK today.  In a small program held at the school, Mohan Pradhan, Headmaster, spoke briefly about the importance of health and sanitation.  Mrs Sharmila Silal, PRT of the school, demonstrated the five steps of hand washing in front of the gathered students and teachers.  Padam Gautam, BR Subba, Nandu Sharma, and Tulshi Pradhan, teachers, also spoke on the occasion. Ganesh Pradhan, the teacher, went on to say that such activities have been followed at schools for a long time and that everyone should make them a daily habit. Safalta Pradhan, the School prefect, followed the steps taught by her teacher and also demonstrated them before her friends.