India, Sept. 25 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday flagged off 15 vehicles for solid and liquid waste management in Khatima, including seven electric waste collection vehicles provided by Nestle India under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

The seven electric vehicles have been allocated to Dharampur, Chhatarpur, Bindukhera (Fauji Matkota), Kiratpur, Bagwala, Danpur and Nagla Tarai, with one vehicle designated for each area. Britannia also provided health and nutrition-related materials on the occasion.

The initiative comes as the state government seeks to strengthen waste collection and disposal systems in rural and urban areas and increase the involvement of private companies in local envir...