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SBM-G: How Awareness, Action and Jan Bhagidari Are Transforming Rural Jammu & Kashmir

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From Himalayas to Hinterlands: Spreading the Message of Sustainable Swachhata From capacity-building workshops and sustainable sanitation during Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the mass mobilisation of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026, Jammu & Kashmir continues to strengthen its commitment to a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future. Sameer Showkin Lone Srinagar | October 2026 Cleanliness begins with awareness, but it becomes a lasting habit when people take responsibility for their surroundings. Across rural Jammu & Kashmir, this understanding has been at the heart of efforts under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Grameen (SBM-G), where the focus is not only on creating sanitation infrastructure but also on encouraging people to adopt practices that keep their villages, public spaces and environment clean. Over the past several months, the Directorate of Rural Sanitation, Jammu & Kashmir, has been working to bring this message closer to communities through a series of Information, Educatio...
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CM Omar Abdullah, Ministers & Legislators Join Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 Campaign at J&K Assembly

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  Jammu Kashmir Legislators Join Swachhata Pledge At Assembly Complex CM, Ministers, Legislators take cleanliness pledge
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DG Rural Sanitation launches UT-wide Swachhata Hi Seva-2026 campaign

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  DG Rural Sanitation launches UT-wide Swachhata Hi Seva-2026 campaign Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 | Highlights from the J&K Launch Ceremony
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PM Modi Highlights Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra’s Sanitation & Waste Management Model in Mann Ki Baat

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Directorate of Rural Sanitation, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, J&K, implemented a comprehensive sanitation and waste management framework across the Baltal and Pahalgam axes, base camps and key Yatra locations. Cleanliness became form of service, faith during Shri Amarnath pilgrimage: Modi PM Modi Highlights Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra’s Sanitation & Waste Management Model in Mann Ki Baat Over 8,000 sanitation facilities deployed; 414.46 MT waste collected, scientifically processed under Zero Waste to Landfill approach Srinagar, August 30: The comprehensive sanitation and scientific waste management system implemented during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 has received national recognition, with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighting the Yatra’s sanitation arrangements and scientific waste management model in the latest episode of Mann Ki Baat. The Prime Minister’s mention comes shortly after the conclusion of the Yatra on August 28, 2026, and...
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Media Coverage: Highlights from District Review Meeting Shopian - August 13

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  DG Rural Sanitation reviews SBM (G) Progress in Shopian DG Rural Sanitation Reviews SBM(G) Progress in Shopian, Stresses Accelerated https://kashmirconvener.com/dg-rural-sanitation-reviews-sbmg-waste-management-progress-in-shopian/ Implem entation Excelsior Correspondent SHOPIAN, Aug 13: Director General, Rural Sanitation, J&K, Anoo Malhotra today visited Shopian and chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the progress of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) and related rural sanitation and solid    waste management initiatives in the district. The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Rural Sanitation Kashmir, Shabir Ahmad Hakak, ACP Shopian Muzaffar Ahmad Sheikh, Field Officer Shajat Farooq and other officials and consultants of the Directorate and Block Development Officers (BDOs) of all the blocks of the district. The ACP briefed the Director General on the status of ongoing sanitation interventions, solid and liquid waste management activities, and impl...
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Media Coverage: Highlights from District Review Meeting Poonch - August 07

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  DG Rural Sanitation reviews SBM(G) progress in Poonch
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Media Coverage: Highlights from District Review Meeting Rajouri - August 08

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  DG Rural Sanitation reviews SBM (G) implementation in Rajouri Watch Video here
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