Ministers And Celebrities At The 12-hour-live Banega Swachh India Cleanathon
Ministers and celebrities join the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India 12-hour-live Cleanathon and discuss various aspects of cleanliness. While ministers highlight the achievements of campaign and what all needs to be done, comedians talk how comedy can be used to bring in a change.
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"We have now reached the phase where we are meeting many more challenges than we thought in the beginning. We started with a lot of emotions but only emotions can't help in facing the practical challenges. Challenges like lack of water and other resources. I think these challenges can be thrown at the researchers in IITs and other institutions and ask them to come up with innovative solutions." Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, Prasoon Joshi at the Cleanathon season 5.
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"In India, development also contributes to pollution, the attitude has to be changed accordingly. Unless the people take over this campaign of cleaning their surroundings instead of cursing municipalities, we will not be able to change." - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Cleanathon Season 5.
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"I think we will able to tackle stubble burning to some extent, we have got the money from government of India, which have put into machines to give to the farmers. These machines will cut the stubble in pieces and dispose it in a more eco-friendly way instead of burning it." Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh addressed the issue of stubble burning in the state.