KOHIMA — Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) won the award for the best performing urban local bodies (ULB), which was declared on Wednesday. The best resourceful ULB was awarded to Medziphema Town Council (MTC), while the best transformed award was given to Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) and the best waste-to-art was conferred to Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC). The awards were given away during the culmination of the state-level Swachhata Hi Seva held at the Capital Convention Centre in Kohima on Wednesday. The culmination programme was jointly organised by Swachh Bharat Mission under Urban Development department and Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen under Public Health Engineering department and Kohima Municipal Council. Speaking at the programme, PHED minister Jacob Zhimomi called for a change in mindset towards cleanliness. He stated that cleanliness should be the responsibility of everybody. “Nagaland may seemed lush green area to outsiders but considering the carelessness, the inhabitants in managing waste at homes and own kitchen, we are leaving carbon footprint behind. To create a sustainable and safe living environment, all must collectively put effort in addressing these challenges,” he said. He has sought the shift of mindset from thinking that waste management and cleanliness are somebody else’s responsibility. On the...