Minister Sood launches Swachhata Portal

Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday launched Swachhata Portal as part of the month-long “Delhi ko Koode Se Azadi” campaign.

On the portal, any institution, government office or Resident Welfare Association (RWA) can upload before-and-after photographs of cleanliness activities carried out in their respective areas.

Appealing people to participate in the campaign, the minister said the Urban Development Department is organising a competition for RWAs.

Any RWA can participate by uploading photos of the cleanliness work carried out by them. Officials from the department will examine the uploaded photos and will also conduct on-site inspections to assess the actual situation before awarding marks.

A committee in each district under the DM will be constituted which will decide the winners. The minister said RWAs showing outstanding performance would be awarded with Rs 25 lakh for first place, Rs 15 lakh for second place and Rs 10 lakh for third place.

Sood said that the Department of Education in Delhi had identified 4,000 locations that require priority-based cleaning, and cleanliness work at these locations had already commenced.

He said, in the spirit of “Each One, Clean One,” every citizen of Delhi should contribute their shramdan to this campaign.

Their efforts would not only make Delhi visibly cleaner but also help in realising the vision of a healthy and green Delhi, he added.