In Pics #Mere10Guz: How People Cleaned Up Their Surroundings To Make India Swachh
Updated: October 01, 2016 00:51 IST
Banega Swachh India in its third year aims to get the entire nation to come together on October 2. As we observe this Gandhi Jayanti as the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, we wish to encourage each and every citizen to come out and do their bit through the year.
As part of the #Mere10Guz campaign, which urges people to step out and clean up 10 yards of their surroundings, people shared their clean-up drive stories with us. Here are some of the best entries so far, showcasing how they cleaned up their surroundings.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva conducted clean-up activities in different villages of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. They also raised awareness among the villagers about the importance of keeping the surroundings clean.
Paan stains on pillars at Connaught Place, Delhi are a common sight. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) wanted to fix this issue. The idea was how to prevent people from spitting at public places. While the NDMC staff helped in cleaning, We Mean To Clean volunteers helped in painting and The Ugly Indian (TUI) team suggested to keep potted plants at these corners.
The cleanliness and plantation drive was undertaken at the St Mary's School in Mazagaon, Mumbai, where the students planted 60 saplings and cleaned up the school premises.
Susan Raj along with other volunteers in Kota, Rajasthan run the Sagarmitra campaign. They not only clean the surroundings but also take care of the waste by sending it for recycling. They have more than one lakh students in Pune and three thousand students in Kota who work to make India 'swachh'.
The clean-up drive is an ongoing process in Cambridge School, New Friends Colony, Delhi. Cleaning material like a broom and duster is provided in all the classes to involve the children in cleaning after break time, any special event, and also before leaving for vacation.
