Cleanliness should be a way of life, says MoHUA secy

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 22

A team of officials of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), NDMC, NBCC, CPWD, HPL and other entities - led by the secretary of MoHUA, Durga Shankar Mishra - today moved at Janpath motivating people to adopt cleanliness as a way of life.

The team moved from Janpath to Shastri Bhawan motivating scores of bystanders, onlookers, taxi drivers, vendors and morning walkers to join in this unique exercise.

Over 500 filled packets of garbage including broken bottles, ice cream and gutkha wrappers, cups, packets etc were collected as part of the exercise.

Mishra used the opportunity to talk to the people who gathered on adopting cleanliness as a way of exercise and suggested that it can be undertaken as a way of routine to ensure a clean and garbage free city. The event was organised as part of Prime Minister’s initiative of “Swachhata Hi Sewa” by the Ministry today. Several members of the NGO, CFAR also participated in the event.

Mishra encouraged everyone to take up cleanliness as a regular initiative. He said that picking up the litter should be carried out simultaneously with walking or jogging. “Self-littering should not be done and all the waste and litter should always be thrown in a dustbin nearby.” he added.

He also encouraged several shopkeepers on the way to take responsibility for throwing the waste in garbage bins only.

Enthused by the tremendous response, it has been decided that the next cleanliness drive will be carried out on September 30 from Nehru Park, Chankyapuri to Yashwant Place. About 300 students from Sharda Vakil School of Art and National Centre for Arts will also be roped in as volunteers on the occasion.