27 Jan 2007 Meeting Notes

There was a meeting on 27 Jan 2007 (the weekend after the BIG trip to Mutthathi). Attendees :
Rakesh, Pritesh, Yenne, Suprio, Ananya, Sandeep Chakravarty and Roopa

Discussion centred around what needs to be discussed with the Panchayat and the RFO - with which are the focus areas for which that we need to drive forward with them.

RFO : Can assist by identifying one family for doing the regular clean up. While the Gram Panchayat can authorise the same family with a letter so as to enable them to collect the plastic.

Clean and Green volunteers along with the Forest Department officials can identify areas within the Forest Office premises where the collected garbage can be stored, the locations where the garbage bins are to be placed along with the sign boards.

Assistance from the Forest Dept can be sought for financing or actually employing the family who will do the regular garbage collection and monitor the work.

Some of the existing functionaries within Forest Dept like the watermen and others can be encouraged by the Panchayat to do the tour the place on weekends and police the place and ask people to desist from littering. Collections from vehicle parking etc or collectively from the village contribution could possibly be routed for funding the garbage bins.