Explanatory work on waste management in the cathedral mosque of the city of Vahdat                       

On November 18 of this year, in the cathedral mosque of the city of Vahdat, in order to fulfill the requirements of the “Comprehensive State Program for the Development of Environmental Education and Enlightenment of the population of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025”, employees of the Environmental Protection Department in Vahdat held a meeting with worshippers.

Before the start of the Friday prayer, the staff of the Department of Environmental Protection of Vahdat provided the participants of the Friday prayer with information on compliance with environmental rules and regulations, and the khatib of the mosque urged those present to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags to maintain the cleanliness of the environment and ensure public health.

After the end of Friday prayers, the chief specialist of the department, Saidurfan Kutbiddin, distributed information leaflets to the worshippers, which were prepared by the Aarhus Center of the Committee, the NGO Ilmkhona with the support of the Swiss Office for Cooperation, in order to raise public awareness about the dangers of disposable plastic bags and plastic materials.