Assam: NCC cadets conduct plugging campaign on Brahmaputra banks.

Guwahati: Cadets and staff of 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC Guwahati on Saturday engaged in water harvesting on the banks of the Brahmaputra as part of Puneet Sagar Abhiyan to keep the beaches clean and spread the message of ‘Leave Everywhere’.

NCC cadets, Plogging is the act of picking up trash and litter while jogging and has become quite popular around the world.
According to Colonel Anil Kumar, CO, 60 Assam Girls Battalion NCC Guwahati, the campaign is an effort to clean the Brahmaputra river from plastic, polythene and other hazardous substances.
A total of 66 cadets and 12 staff members of the 60th Assam Girls Battalion gathered at Pani Kheti and picked up around 30 kg of plastic and other garbage lying on the banks of the Brahmaputra.