Two-week long Cleanliness, Plantation & Awareness drive culminates across all Treasuries at Pulwama
PULWAMA, AUGUST 24: The two-week long cleanliness, plantation and awareness drive organized as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and under Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign by District Treasury office Pulwama concluded across District treasuries and sub treasuries successfully.
The Office of Treasury Officer Pulwama initiated an overall cleanliness drive in the Treasury Premises and Tehsil Complex and under this initiative adopted three places viz. backyard of Treasury and Tehsil Compound, MLA Hostel Pulwama and historically recognised Shikargah Tral (In collaboration with Sub Treasury Tral).
Under this initiative, the abandoned area used to dump seized vehicles was cleared and made user friendly for the general public. Similarly Housing Colony Pulwama turned into heap of garbage/ waste over a period of time was cleared and made usable. Besides, sub–Treasury Tral, the historic Shikargah area of Tral was also cleared of waste thrown around.
To combat many environmental issues like deforestation, erosion of soil, global warming and enhancing the natural beauty, a plantation drive was launched at District Treasury Pulwama. Under this initiative around 500 saplings were received from DFO Social Forestry Pulwama and were planted at all five Treasuries of Pulwama including at under construction buildings of Treasury Pampore, Tral and Awantipora.
Saplings were also planted at Housing Colony Pulwama ZEO Pulwama and ZEO Tahab were invited to be part of the drive.
Similarly, a comprehensive awareness program under Treasury Darshan was conducted in collaboration with Boys Central High School Pulwama. Students participating in the program were given awareness on Treasury functioning and overall financial management. The role of the Treasury was highlighted. Students were given insight of softwares/ applications involved in the process of payments like TreasuryNet, JK. PaySys, BEAMS, CPIS, PROOF etc.
Various questions asked by students were answered by District Treasury Officer Pulwama to the satisfaction of students.
The students also visited the office campus and praised the Treasury for overall sanitation and converting garbage dumping site into lush green parks in the last three years.
A pledge was taken at District Treasury Pulwama and all sub-Treasuries to continue such drives in future for maintaining cleanliness and contributing towards maintaining ecological balance by planting more and more trees.