As part of the ongoing Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS), 2023 campaign, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Shri Pankaj Kumar administered “Swachhata Pledge” to the officers/staff of the department today morning at 10:30 AM in the Committee Room, Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi. The officials of the Department pledged to keep the country neat & clean and would undertake various activities including devotion of two hours per week to voluntary work for cleanliness.
Further, on a specific ‘Call for Action’ given by the Prime Minister for engaging people in Shramdaan for cleaning drives on 1st October as a prelude to Swachh Bharat Diwas on 2nd October, DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti and its organisations would be actively participating in special cleaning drives on the day with the slogan of ‘Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath’ at 10 AM for one hour. The senior officers/staff of DoWR, RD & GR, in association with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and its aligned organisations as well as NGOs, Schools/Colleges, RWAs, Youth Groups, etc would be undertaking mass cleaning drive at Chhath Ghat, ITO, New Delhi on 1st October.
Besides, about 60 events have been scheduled by various organisations of the Department for 1st October which include the following:
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SNo |
Organisation (s) |
Activities to be undertaken |
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1 |
Farakka Barrage Project |
Collection and disposal of polythene and other garbage materials and litters from identified areas, shrubs clearing, grass surface cleaning, etc. involving local NGO & School children |
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2 |
Betwa River Board |
Cleaning of office building and nearby outdoor areas including field hostel Jhansi. |
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3 |
NERIWALM |
Swachhta Pledge followed by jungle cleaning, surface cleaning, stacking of dismantled items, collection and management of plastic wastes involving Tezpur Municipal Board |
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4 |
GFCC |
Procession to be organized on entire Amarnath Path for cleanliness and awareness. |
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5 |
CGWB |
A cleanliness drive outside office premises and road side near KV No. 3, NH IV, Faridabad will be organized with the help of Municipal Corporation, Faridabad |
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6 |
Narmada Control Authority |
Cleaning of Roads, Streets, Garden and building division campus, Narmada Colony Scheme 78, Vijay Nagar, Indore |
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7 |
Polavaram Project Authority |
Collection and disposal of polythenes, garbages & other litters from Polavaram Project Site involving public participation. |
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8 |
NRCD |
Cleaning activity at Yamuna Ghat near Parmanand Hospital, Delhi |
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9 |
CWPRS |
Cleaning of 3Km long CWPRS Canal involving general public |
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10 |
NPCC |
Cleaning of Plastic Garbage at Basistha Temple, Guwahati |
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11 |
CWC (Hq only) |
Cleanliness drive of the area surrounding New library building, CWC R K Puram |
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12 |
NWDA |
Cleaning of PVR shopping complex surroundings, with shopkeepers and cleaning of park and NWDA office with local participation |
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13 |
CSMRS |
Cleaning of Ber Sarai park with public participation (Tentative) |
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14 |
NIH |
Cleaning of Laxmi Narayan ghat at Roorkee |
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15 |
NWIC |
Collection and disposal of polythene, garbage materials and litters from Identified areas, shrubs clearing, grass surface cleaning, etc. outside Sewa Bhawan |
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16 |
Brahmaputra Board |
Roadside cleaning near HQ Office, Guwahati with public participation |
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17 |
NDSA |
Cleaning dam top & downstream side of Umrong Dam, Assam & Kangsabati Dam, West Bengal |
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18 |
WAPCOS |
Special cleanliness drive with special children Kerala |
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19 |
NWA |
Cleanliness Drive at Khadakwasla Dam |
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20 |
Tungabhadra Board |
Special cleaning activity at Tungabhadra Reservoir Bank near Launch Gate, TB Dam |
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21 |
GRMB |
Cleanliness drive in GRMB/Jalasoudha, Hyderabad |
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22 |
UYRB |
Cleaning of public place park, market |
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23 |
NMCG |
Mass cleaning drive at various Ghats by field offices |
The General Public is encouraged to participate in the campaign and may join the aforesaid activities voluntarily through the portal
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Anubhav Singh
