New Delhi, 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) programme.

The seven electric vehicles will be deployed in Dharampur, Chhatarpur, Bindukhera (Fauji Matkota), Kiratpur, Bagwala, Danpur and Nagla Tarai. One vehicle has been allocated to each of the seven areas.

Britannia also provided health and nutrition-related materials during the programme.

The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen waste collection and disposal systems in rural and urban areas of the state. The government has also sought greater partic...