K’shetra officials pledge to become ‘swachhta sainiks’

Kurukshetra, August 29

Deputy Commissioner Sumedha Kataria and other senior officials have pledged to act as ‘swachhta sainik’ to make Kurukshetra free from open defecation.

Addressing the volunteers here today, the DC said active participation was required to meet the October 21 deadline for making the district open defecation-free (ODF).

She said Kurukshetra would host the Gita Jayanti festivals in December with all urban and rural areas having achieved the ODF status.

Ajay Sinha from Feedback Foundation, an NGO working in the field of sanitation, urged the officials to maintain direct contact with public to achieve the target. — TNS