It is learnt that the Agonda village panchayat has played a key role in initiating various measures to tackle garbage and keep the coastal village clean and hygienic. The number of cleanliness drives being conducted on the beaches and at strategic locations by the Agonda panchayat is a lesson for other coastal village panchayats on how cleanliness can be achieved with proper planning and significant contribution by the villagers.
The panchayat is reportedly in the process of sanctioning toilets to those families who do not have the facility. Besides this plans are afoot to provide every school in the village with separate toilet blocks for boys and girls. It is understood that besides having a mini-garbage compactor the Agonda panchayat has hired two other vehicles to be used solely for garbage collection. Wet and dry garbage is collected on a daily basis from beach shacks, restaurants, resorts along the Agonda coast and roadside garbage is collected twice a week.
Giving much importance to cleanliness it is learnt that the panchayat organizes corner meetings regularly in order to promote cleanliness in the village besides conducting wall-painting activity in order to create awareness on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the village. A garbage treatment plant has also been set up at an isolated place in the village. The wet garbage is treated in the composting unit and the dry waste is baled at the plant.
