Citizens join hands with GHMC “Plogging with Jogging”

Citizens join hands with GHMC “Plogging with Jogging”

In the twin cities every day in the early morning hours thousands of people will be taking part in the morning walk on the main roads, parks, playgrounds right from younger people  to old people it’s a common phenomena while on walking / jogging the people who are taking part and making a habit to picking up garbage waste like water bottles/ plastic bottles waste papers, trash etc., this is one of the innovative method is being planned by the GHMC officials in the city.

The Commissioner stated that around 22,000 sanitation workers are taking up sanitation work every day in the entire twin cities but due to some of the irresponsible people the city is getting very shabby look for their negligence of throwing waste on the roads. If this type of programme introduce will definitely help the GHMC if all the citizens join hands with GHMC “Plogging with Jogging” every day to make the city cleaner, greener and healthier atmosphere with pollution free environment.

The Commissioner has directed all the Deputy Commissioner, AMOHS, Sanitation Wing must coordinate with their respective colony welfare associations, morning walkers association to take up this activity in the entire twin cities very soon.

The main concept of the programme is to involve the citizens who are taking part in Jogging, walking etc., in the early hours to hold a plastic trash bag to collect the garbage waste which is being thrown a scattered on main roads and other places while Jagging / walking etc., in the early hours.  

Plogging is a Swedish fitness trend that combines running with picking up litter this trend encourages people to pick up litter while on running walking etc., this has been taken up in western parts of the Countries who are taking up this type of Plogging cum jogging everyday it is just not for good health but also for the cleaning of the environment.

Plogging combines going for a run to collect rubbish, garbage waste scattered on roads, parks etc., which actually sounds like a pretty satisfying work out. According to one of the survey  one walker will burn 288 collieries in a span of 30 minutes all the need is running with a bag to collect trash garbage waste etc., will not only improve our own health but also cleaning part of the community too. 

As a part of the Plogging cum Jogging programme the GHMC has taken up this programme at Samalakunta KLN Park at Sanathnagar and at Langur house main road with the help of morning walkers where Sri N. Ravi Kiran, AC(H&S), Sri Bhargav Narayan, Aizaz Khasim Medical Officers and senior officials of the GHMC have taken part in the programme