In line with World Environment Day´s theme ´Keep it Green, Keep it Clean´, Bottlers Nepal - the bottlers of Coca-Cola products in Nepal -- cleaned the Bis Hazari Lake and its surrounding areas in Chitwan. Issuing a press statement, the company said the clean-up program conducted for around five hours. [break]The company also conducted various programs like tree plantation at Rato Mate Army Camp in Ichangu Narayan VDC, which is facing acute shortage of drinking water.
Private telecom operator Ncell organized a cleaning campaign on the day with the objective to clean up man made debris. The campaign that lasted for more than three hours saw the participation of 3,000 persons, including students, police and people from different sector.
Ncell provided cleaning outfit paper overall, masks and brooms and other cleaning material for the participants. The mass which gathered in front of Ncell head office at Krishna Tower was divided into many groups. The participants walked down the street and cleaned the premises from Krishna Tower to Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwar Chowk and Tinkune.
An Ncell statement said the activity was carried out in partnership with NGO commitment for environment-Green Action. "We are working on a greener and cleaner Nepal with our solar base station and now on World Environment Day we teamed up with our local partners, friends and business community,” Ncell´s corporate communication manager Sanju Koirala said in the statement.
Similarly, Radisson Hotel Kathmandu organized a cleaning campaign in the hotel premises and surrounding areas. The program was organized in the initiation of the Staff Activity Committee of the hotel, the hotel said in a statement. Radisson carried out the initiative under its philosophy ´Yes I Can´. The campaign´s objective was also to encourage the staff to work together as a team and show the effectiveness of team work, the statement added.
Likewise, Soaltee Crown Plaza conducted a clean-up campaign in the periphery of Swayambhunath Stupa - a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A team comprising of around 150 people, including hotel staff, police personnel and employees of Kathmandu Municipal Corporation participated in the campaign, the hotel said in a statement. “The objective of the campaign was to inspire people to take care of the environment and their surroundings,” the statement added.
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