Celebration of Swachhta Pakhawada during December 16-31, 2025

Date: 23/12/2025

Activity : Kisan Diwas (Farmer's Day)- Celebration of Kisan Diwas by inviting farmers. Conduct interactive workshops focusing on practical solutions and best practices for maintaining cleanliness in agricultural settings. Experience sharing on Swachhata initiatives by farmers and civil society officials. Felicitating farmers/ civil society officials for exemplary initiatives on Swachhata.
All the staff members of ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai, GTC, Nagpur and All regional stations attended the Kisan Samman Diwas oraganised by ICAR through online mode. Hon’ble Shivraj Singh Chauhan Ji, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India in his address speech highlighted the main objective of the Viksit Bharat – G Ram G Bill 2025. Also respected HAM requested all the ICAR Institute’s, KVK’s,  Agricultural Universities to  create awareness among the farming community  on the Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Bill, 2025.   
At Ginning Training Centre, Nagpur ICAR-CIRCOT, organized Kisan Samman Diwas. About 200 farmers attended the programme. At the outset, Dr. Pandiyan gave the welcome address and briefed about the overview of the programme. He expressed the gratitude to the farming community on this day. Further, he discussed about the importance and creating awareness among the farming community about the Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Bill, 2025.
 

Date: 22/12/2025

Activity : Community Involvement: Engagement of local celebrities to endorse and participate in Swachhata activities, encouraging community involvement, Launch a Signature Campaign across the locality to gather pledges from residents for maintaining cleanliness and organize Nukkad Natak performances in public spaces.
As a part of the implementation of Community Involvement, shramdan activity organised by ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai with the help of NGO at Dadar Chowpaty. Nukkad : Street Play was performed by NSS students of Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai campus.

Date: 21/12/2025

Activity : Community Outreach: Shraamdaan activities in within surroundings including residential colonies, common market place, Public Health Centers (PHCs), Collages, Anganwadi's, Schools. Cleanliness and sanitation drive in the villages adopted under the Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav Programme and/or other schemes by ICAR Institutes/KVKs involving village community.    
As a part of the implementation of cleanliness and sanitation drive, Shraamdaan activities conducted in residential colony at Mahim, Mumbai and  near the school at the villages adopted under the Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav programme.
 

Date: 20/12/2025

Activity : Green Drive: Organizing Plantation Drives in the Premises having green area. Campaigns on Discarding the use of Single Use Plastics and awareness on recycling of waste water, water harvesting for agriculture/ horticulture application/kitchen gardens _ in residential colonies/ 1-2 nearby villages.    
As a part of the implementation of Green Drive, plantation drive is organized at GTC, Nagpur, Regional Station, Surat. Campaigns on discarding the use of Single Use Plastics organized with school childrens at Dadar, Mumbai.
 

Date: 19/12/2025

Activity : Cleanliness and Sanitation Drive within campuses/office premises.    
As a part of the implementation of Cleanliness and Sanitation Drive, cleanliness and sanitation work carried out in the office premises.

Date: 17/12/2025

Activity : Swachhta Awareness Day: Mass awareness activities on Swachhta Theme, Conducting Swachhta Seminars, Workshops, training, technology demonstrations and exhibitions on “converting waste to wealth” and “safe disposal of all kinds of wastes”.  As a part of the implementation of the mass awareness activities on swachhta theme, ICAR-CIRCOT conducted training program to educate the participants about converting waste cotton rags or waste paper into writing pads or folders. Trainees visited the Dry Waste Management Centre run by NGO name Shtree Mukti Sanghatana in Thane, Maharashtra.