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Arunachal’s Silluk village features in CBSE textbook for zero-waste transformation

Itanagar, June 22 (UNI) In a moment of immense pride for Arunachal Pradesh, Silluk village under Mebo sub-division in East Siang district has been featured in the NCERT’s CBSE Class 3 Environmental Studies (EVS) textbook (Chapter 12), titled “Taking Charge of Waste.” The chapter highlights Silluk’s remarkable journey from a waste-ridden village to India’s first government-recognised Zero Waste Village.
Once nicknamed “Gobar Basti” (Poop Village) due to rampant open cattle rearing and waste-littered roads, the village witnessed a transformation in 2019 when local youth Kepang Nong Borang of the Adi tribe launched the Swachh Silluk Abhiyan (SSA). This grassroots movement restored dignity, hygiene, and sustainability to the village and became a model of community-driven development.
SSA Chairman Kepang Nong Borang said, “We began this mission in 2019. Since then, we have received three State Awards and the prestigious 11th Balipara Foundation Award. Silluk is no longer just a clean village — it’s becoming a vibrant tourism destination.”
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