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Highlights: 12-Hour Banega Swachh India Cleanathon
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.
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.
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
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)
The next iconic location on the clean-up agenda is the landmark in Tirupati. (Read More: What it will take to clean up the Shri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati?)
More support for Banega Swachh India Cleanathon.
Posting it for use in #Cleanathon . Joining u on @ndtv at 5 PM to share how we did it. And how it can be done. It just needs WE & us, Elders https://t.co/1cEWCafWOM
- Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) 2 October 2016
Here's the agenda for Swachh makeover of Jagannath Temple of Puri. (Read More: How to clean-up the iconic landmark of Puri?)
How do we clean-up the area around the iconic Taj Mahal? Read more about the Swachh agenda for Agra.
Highlight of the day so far - this young student epitomised the spirit shown by the young Indians through this Cleanathon.
#Cleanathon: Student from @SrBachchan's alma mater, Nainital's Sherwood School, recites an inspiring poem for #SwachhIndia. pic.twitter.com/k6pPep745a
- Banega Swachh India (@swachhindia) 2 October 2016
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.
Here's the Swachh agenda for another iconic destination out of the ten shortlisted, Taj Mahal, Agra. Read more about cleaning-up the surroundings of Taj Mahal in Agra.
Prasoon Joshi who wrote the Banega Swachh India anthem joins the discussion at the Cleanathon. Download the anthem here.
#Cleanathon: Catch @prasoonjoshi_ along with @SrBachchan and @vikramchandra LIVE on @ndtv! Observe with us Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas. pic.twitter.com/tv3pU8hPTO
- Banega Swachh India (@swachhindia) 2 October 2016
Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group joins the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India Cleanathon. Read More about the impact Mahindra group's efforts have had so far as part of the initiative.
Message of the 12-hour Cleanathon: The onus is on everyone to act.
3/ Citizens and institutions are partners in realizing social objectives.Working together we can do wonders,ensure #SwachhBharat @SrBachchan
- Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) 2 October 2016
It's an action packed 12-hours to Clean-up India.
#Cleanathon #CST #Mumbai #SwachhRailSwachhBharat @ndtv live coverage pic.twitter.com/GW7ndAj8JA
- Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 2 October 2016
One of the iconic locations shortlisted for the clean-up is the Chhatrapati Shivanji Terminus in Mumbai. Read more about the Swachh makeover for CST.
We have started many campaigns to clean up the railways. One such campaign is 'Clean My Coach', where you SMS and someone will come and clean your coach. Someone in half an hour sent SMS four times and the coach was cleaned each time! But why dirty the coach in the first place: Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways
Innovative ideas to promote cleanliness, here's one in one of the railway stations that uses iconic Hindi film dialogues to drive the message home.
T 2396 -Live on @NDTV for 12hrs to celebrate Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas. Share pics @swachhindia #Mere10Guz pic.twitter.com/hnRfnWGqCM
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 1 October 2016
Gargi Rawat joins in from one of the ten iconic locations that is the focus of the campaign this year, Varanasi. Read more about her account on Varanasi: One Of India's Holiest Cities, Death And Dirt Envelope It.
Apart from #Mere10Guz, the other area of focus of the campaign is the clean-up of ten iconic locations identified by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Vikram Chandra joins Amitabh Bachchan and talks about #Mere10Guz, the idea is to do your bit and clean-up 10 yards of your surroundings.
20 minutes to go. Take a small a step and clean-up 10 yards of your surroundings.
Share your clean-up pics/videos here.
Share your clean-up pics/videos here.
T 2396 -Make today, clean 10 yards around your house. Celebrate Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas. Send pics/videos with #Mere10Guz @swachhindia! pic.twitter.com/N4Sbk9ln1q
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 1 October 2016
The beach in Mumbai that will be cleaned up later today.
Celebrate Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, join our clean-up drives.
Celebrate Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, join our clean-up drives.
Take a small step towards Swachh India. Clean-up 10 yards of your surroundings and upload pictures/videos of your effort here.
T 2396 -10 गज़ = 12 कदम, स्वच्छता की ओर कदम बढ़ाएं,
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 1 October 2016
अपने सफाई कार्य की तस्वीरें हमें भेजें। #Mere10Guz pic.twitter.com/O96ssbE0GJ
