‘Public participation must to make cleanliness a mass movt’

Subhash Chandra, Executive Vice-Chairman of Swachh Bharat Mission Haryana, highlighted Sirsa’s leading role in cleanliness initiatives, including achieving open defecation free (ODF) and ODF Plus status.

Speaking at an awareness workshop at the local Panchayat Bhawan on Thursday, he emphasised the need for public participation to make cleanliness  a mass movement.

Chandra stated that cleanliness should be a personal commitment, integrated into daily habits. He urged citizens to contribute to keeping their villages and cities clean, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 call for a clean India. Under Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s directive, both rural and urban Haryana are undergoing cleanliness drives.

Chandra reviewed initiatives such as the Gobardhan Project, individual toilets, solid and liquid waste management, ODF Plus models, door-to-door waste collection, and urban public toilet systems. He called on officials to involve citizens, prominent personalities, athletes and spiritual leaders to make cleanliness a collective effort.

Appealing to the public, Chandra stressed avoiding littering in streets and ensuring proper waste disposal. He noted that cleanliness required community cooperation and was a moral duty. Monthly reviews of cleanliness efforts in both urban and rural areas would be conducted to ensure sustained progress.

"Cleanliness is a noble cause. Let’s bring change starting with ourselves," he said.