MAWLYNNONG VILLAGE is a tiny village in Meghalaya. Cleanliness, as a way of life, came to Mawlynnong, a village of 503, long before PM Modi announced his Swachh Bharat or Clean India Campaign. The village cherishes the title of Asia’s Cleanest Village given to it by India Discovery Magazine in 2003.
By 2007, the village had eradicated the practice of open defecation, with toilets built for each of its 91 households, under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. There are bamboo waste baskets on each road, to ensure that there is no littering. Children, as young as four, learn at school to keep their surroundings clean.
Remdor Khongphosrem, a resident says, “Keeping the village clean is the responsibility of each and every one.” Litter, even by the very young, is frowned upon, and if any among the 200-odd tourists, who visit the village every day are found to throw things on the streets, they are issued stern warnings.
The villagers are confident that MAWLYNNONG will continue to live up to its pristine reputation. In the village’s three schools, the next generation is already learning how to keep it in the record books for the right reasons.
——- Alok Pandey for NDTV
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog….. An Author Promotions Enterprise! and commented:
I think we could all learn from these great people – don’t you? 😀
Reblogged this on mira prabhu and commented:
Asia’s Cleanest Village…see how simple it can be to live simply but beautifully? We need this inspiration here in Tiruvannamalai where the locals can be really dirty — outside of their own homes, that is, which are often spotless. Thank you SPEAKZEASY – I’m Following you…
Is that a novel idea. All things start small and grow with time and understanding. We most certainly can l.e.a.r.n. from this. I call it pride of ownership. ❤ ❤
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Blast from the past…