#SwachhIndia Cleanathon: Clean-Up Drives Across India Mark Gandhi Jayanti
From Allahabad to Bengaluru, from Delhi to Mumbai, the 12-Hour Cleanathon drive sees thousands come out to join clean-up drives across many cities to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, which is also celebrated as Rashtriya Swachhata Diwas. Three years ago, on October 2, 2014 is when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country's biggest sanitation programme - Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and set a target of eradicating open defecation from India by 2019.
Mumbai: Garbage Free India organises a behavior change campaign called Socho Alag. The campaign aimed at enlightening people about waste segregation, composting and cleanliness.
Bengaluru: Jaya Prakash Nagar Metro Station gets a new look during the Cleanathon, thanks to an initiative by the Ugly Indians, an anonymous bunch of swachh warriors.
Himachal Pradesh: Students of Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh, cleaned garbage from surrounding areas, as part of the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India Cleanathon.
