--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWATCH BHARAT MISSION DRIVE
The Nationwide Swatch Bharat Mission is undergoing under the direction of Honorable Governor of Goa Smt. Mridula Sinha and has been one among the nine nominees by the Hon. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India for clean India Mission. The Governor of Goa has said that it is of utmost importance to clean the neighborhood of the Government offices in order to make the clean India mission more practical and visible. The N.I.O had organised a cleanliness drive on 9th June 2015 where our Director S.W.A Naqvi took part in the cleaning of garbage accumulated around the Institute and Dona Paula areas and proximity of Raj Bhavan and today on 2nd October 2015 on Gandhi Jayanti Day an another drive was taken up with most of staff of N.I.O which includes scientists, research fellows, Project assistants and other technical and administrative staff who have voluntarily participated and collected the garbage etc in those areas. The mission was successful. Today's ( 2nd Oct) photograph is attached. Stephen Dias Retd NIO Scientist