Highlights of the 12-Hour Banega Swachh India Cleanathon
The Cleanathon this year witnessed the participation of prominent celebrities, politicians and citizens during its clean-up drives across India. The highlights reflect some rare and exclusive moments from the campaign.
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Highlights of the 12-Hour Banega Swachh India CleanathonMumbai: Actor Dia Mirza is working to make Mumbai's Linking Road plastic free. "It's a huge challenge. But we're tackling it in the following three ways: advocacy; civic and people's management; and by educating people about the harmful effects of plastic." -
Highlights of the 12-Hour Banega Swachh India CleanathonMaintenance is a huge issue, says Venkaiah Naidu, the Minister of Urban Development of India. "We can build toilets but we need help from corporates and NGOs to maintain these toilets at a certain standard", he said at the 12-hour-long Cleanathon held as part of the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign. -
Highlights of the 12-Hour Banega Swachh India CleanathonRam Vilas Paswan, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, talks about the several types of plastics and how we should treat them. "The thinnest type is the most harmful of the several types. It ought to be banned", he said.
