2 foreigners in Gurugram give locals a lesson in cleanliness

In what has put Gurugram civic agencies and residents to shame, a group of foreign nationals took to city streets to clean the mess. These foreign nationals living in Gurugram on Sunday organised a cleanliness drive to clean the roads and drains in the city. 

Lazar from Serbia urged citizens to clean at least a two-meter area beside their homes and shops. Explaining the motive behind the initiative, the Serbian citizen said that India is an amazing country, but its residents don’t seem to care about the happenings outside their homes.

“Everyone should keep the area within 2 metres of their house or shop clean. We can do this much for our country. This idea came because this land is beautiful. India is amazing. The only problem is that people also need to take care of things that are outside of their house. Indian people are among the cleanest on the planet,” he said.

Lazar further informed that he started the cleanliness drive ten days ago and has been part of small cleanups all across India. “But the moment it’s about things outside their house, they think it’s not their issue. We have to change that. I started this campaign only 10 days ago.”

Matilda, who is from France expressed her love for India and said that she was disappointed to witness the lack of cleanliness in Gurugram. “India is amazing. I love this country. But, sadly, sometimes there is a lot of garbage everywhere,” she said.