Banega Swachh India in its third year aims to get the entire nation to come together once again this on October 2, as we observe this Gandhi Jayanti as the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas with a 12-Hour Cleanathon. A day where we urge all Indians to take up swachhta as their personal responsibility and join our movement.
The agenda of the campaign this year is to motivate the masses to clean up India with special focus on 10 iconic locations of India.
Oct 02, 2016
22:09 (IST)
A big thank you to the thousands of volunteers who came out today for the clean-up drives across the country as part of the 12-Hour Cleanathon. Let's pledge to adopt #Mere10Guz in our every day lives and keep our surroundings clean.
Oct 02, 2016
22:08 (IST)
360 view of the final performance by Ganesh Acharya.
Oct 02, 2016
20:55 (IST)
Ganpati Bappa Morya! As the 12-hour Cleanathon nears its end Ganesh Acharya performs the Ganesh Aarti.
Oct 02, 2016
20:30 (IST)
Virat Kohli picks up the broom and joins the clean-up drive in Kolkata.
Oct 02, 2016
20:02 (IST)
We are targetting to make Jharkhand open defecation free by 2018: Raghubar Das, Chief Minister, Jharkhand
Oct 02, 2016
19:56 (IST)
#Mere10Guz or cleaning 10 yards of our surroundings, should be part of our everyday lives, says Nitish Kapoor of RB. Today saw 350 cleanups happen in Maharashtra alone.
Oct 02, 2016
19:51 (IST)
Nitish Kapoor, Regional Director, RB, South Asia commits to building a few swachhlayas or model toilets before the end of this year.
Oct 02, 2016
19:47 (IST)
The sheer number of schools that participated in the clean-up drives across India, was the most impressive part of the Cleanathon.
Oct 02, 2016
19:31 (IST)
Harshdeep Kaur sings the Ik Onkar or the divine melody of the One Supreme Being on the Banega Swachh India Cleanathon.
Oct 02, 2016
19:28 (IST)
Cleanliness is next to Godliness and God is everywhere, so we should work towards keeping it clean everywhere and not just inside the complex of religious places: Harshdeep Kaur, Singer
Oct 02, 2016
19:25 (IST)
The clean-up in Versova beach is one of the biggest initiative undertaken by the residents for the last one year. The drive has made a lot of difference not only to the beach but it has also caught international attention with United Nations Environment Programme supporting it.
Oct 02, 2016
19:16 (IST)
There is a visible impact of today's clean-up drive. But the question is can it be sustained?
Oct 02, 2016
19:09 (IST)
We should have rules that penalise people for not keeping their surroundings clean. Some countries like Singapore have strict laws, we need to do the same: Navin Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel and Power
Oct 02, 2016
19:06 (IST)
A little earlier in the day Varanasi saw one of the biggest clean-up drives of the day, where 84 ghats were cleaned up.
Oct 02, 2016
19:02 (IST)
Glimpses of the famous arati on the Ghats of Varanasi.
Oct 02, 2016
18:55 (IST)
The daily ritual of evening arati on the banks of Ganga in Varanasi gets underway.
Oct 02, 2016
18:39 (IST)
Here's a glimpse of the clean-up drive in Ajmer on Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas.
Oct 02, 2016
18:24 (IST)
It is not just about building toilet and maintaining the toilets but also about what goes under the toilet. Where does the sewage go? Is it going into our rivers? Only 30% of the sewage in Delhi is treated. So we need expertise, technology to build a world class system: Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson, India Sanitation Coalition
Oct 02, 2016
18:19 (IST)
Here's the agenda to clean-up Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
Oct 02, 2016
18:18 (IST)
The tenth iconic location that is on our Swachh agenda is the Dargah Sharif at Ajmer.
Oct 02, 2016
18:16 (IST)
The highlight of this year's campaign is to come up with a Swachh agenda for some iconic landmarks of India. Here's a 360 view of one the 10 shortlisted by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Taj Mahal, Agra.
Oct 02, 2016
18:13 (IST)
360 View: As the show rolls on, Gul Panag joins Amitabh Bachchan and Vikram Chandra on the Cleanathon.
Oct 02, 2016
18:11 (IST)
Glimpses of the 12-Hour Cleanathon: 360 View of Amitabh Bachchan with Deepa Malik and Poonam Mahajan
Oct 02, 2016
18:04 (IST)
From North to South, East to West, the recurring theme of the Cleanathon through the day was the participation of school students. Here's a glimpse of Welham Boy's joining the Banega Swachh India #Mere10Guz movement.
Oct 02, 2016
18:01 (IST)
Schools have been a big part of the Clenanthon and actively taking part in the clean-up drives across India. Here are some of the schools from Gurugram Shri Ram School, Paras World School, Lotus Valley International School, who braved the heat to join the clean-up drives.
Oct 02, 2016
17:55 (IST)
We need to focus on recycling, be it water or waste: Pankaja Munde, Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare
Oct 02, 2016
17:49 (IST)
Here's the agenda to clean-up Vaishno Devi shrine.
Oct 02, 2016
17:48 (IST)
Vaishno Devi shrine is the next iconic destination on the Swachh agenda.
Oct 02, 2016
17:27 (IST)
Go in for total involvement, include everybody from children, resident welfare societies, panchayats, administration, NGO, everyone has a role to play in the cleaning up process and make them stakeholders: Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry
Oct 02, 2016
17:13 (IST)
I Can't Hop Over Garbage On A Wheelchair: Deepa Malik
Oct 02, 2016
17:08 (IST)
You have to provide adequate dustbins and toilets to people for them to use, to ensure that they don't litter or defecate: Gul Panag, Actor & Politician
Oct 02, 2016
17:06 (IST)
Swachh agenda for Meenakshi temple covers issues from building more toilets to waste segregation.
Oct 02, 2016
17:04 (IST)
With over 25,000 pilgrims every day, Meenakshi Temple in Madurai is one of the ten landmark locations shortlisted by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. (Read More: Meenakshi temple to be cleaned up)
Oct 02, 2016
17:00 (IST)
Here's the swachh agenda for Tirupati's landmark temple.
When might of the state and government is put behind a cause like this, it is bound to succeed: Gul Panag, Actor & Politician
Oct 02, 2016
16:46 (IST)
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Issues that the Jagannath Temple in Puri is grappling with.
Oct 02, 2016
15:52 (IST)
Impact of Cleanathon: A family travelling from north Karnataka decided to rest for a bit in the 'just' cleaned up space at the Hebbal flyover in Bengaluru!
Oct 02, 2016
15:44 (IST)
IG and DIG of Agra sign the petition to keep the city clean as part of the Cleanathon.
Oct 02, 2016
15:32 (IST)
Plastics is the biggest culprit and cause a lot of the issues with garbage disposal: Jeetendra, Actor
Oct 02, 2016
15:31 (IST)
Watch: Issues of cleanliness around the Golden Temple complex.
More than 50 railway stations have been cleaned since morning, about 60,000 volunteers have participated. It is part of our one year long campaign: Bindiya Chabbra, Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation
Oct 02, 2016
15:11 (IST)
Varanasi is one of the major locations of the clean-up drive of the Banega Swachh India Cleanathon and it saw massive pariticipation.
Oct 02, 2016
15:06 (IST)
360 View: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Clean-Up
Oct 02, 2016
15:02 (IST)
These are the ten iconic locations that the campaign is focussing on cleaning up and devising a Swachh Agenda to instill international standards of sanitation and hygiene.
Oct 02, 2016
14:59 (IST)
Highlight of the day so far - this young student epitomised the spirit shown by the young Indians through this Cleanathon.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh too discourages people from using plastic bags which sheds light on the need for eco-friendly alternatives. In Himachal Pradesh, for instance, the emphasis is on using jute bags instead.
Oct 02, 2016
14:29 (IST)
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." The problem of plastic waste is acute, and it is important for people to understand that it is a deterrent to the health of the people.
Oct 02, 2016
14:24 (IST)
Ravish Kumar engages Classical Dancer Sonal Mansingh in an animated conversation on cleanliness. We shouldn't be afraid or lazy in working towards a cleaner home, cleaner nation, she says.
Oct 02, 2016
14:11 (IST)
Singer Jasbir Jassi hums a few religious hymns at the Golden Temple in Amritsar after which he says that everyone must make cleanliness a habit.
Oct 02, 2016
14:09 (IST)
While the Golden Temple itself is spick and span, one often finds garbage strewn around the premises of the holy shrine, discuss Puja Talwar and singer Jasbir Jassi.
Oct 02, 2016
13:58 (IST)
India joins in, in large numbers to clean-up and celebrate Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas.
Oct 02, 2016
13:52 (IST)
Posing with their work of art, post the 3-day clean-up of the Hebbal flyover in Bengaluru.
Oct 02, 2016
13:49 (IST)
This is how the children and volunteers of Bengaluru have cleaned up the Hebbal flyover.
Oct 02, 2016
13:41 (IST)
Not so Ugly! This is what Bengaluru's anonymous group Ugly Indians have achieved at a flyover in the city.
Oct 02, 2016
13:38 (IST)
Gargi Rawat reporting from Manikarnika Ghat, the gateway to heaven which is currently in shambles.
Oct 02, 2016
13:33 (IST)
Fighting filth as the clean-up activity picks up in Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Oct 02, 2016
13:29 (IST)
Team RB cleans up an area in Gurugram.
Oct 02, 2016
13:20 (IST)
Here's the Swachh agenda for Varanasi, one of the iconic places out of the ten shortlised for a swachh makeover by the government.
Oct 02, 2016
13:18 (IST)
Cleanathon at the Manikarnika Ghat, the holiest of all the ghats in Varanasi, which is in shambles.
Oct 02, 2016
13:13 (IST)
A young Sherwoodian impresses everyone with his inspiring poem on Swachhta.
Oct 02, 2016
13:11 (IST)
Back to school for Amitabh Bachchan, as Cleanathon does a special from Sherwood in Nainital.
