Coronavirus Pandemic
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We need to understand how critical environment agenda is in the fight against COVID-19.
Sunita Narain
Director, Centre for Science & Environment
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Hygiene, health and environment are linked with each other.
Bhupesh BaghelChief Minister, Chhattisgarh
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We, as Indian citizens, must takes actions to stop manual scavenging.
Bezwada WilsonFounder, Safai Karmachari Andolan
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Swachh Bharat Mission is not just about going to the toilet or building a toilet, it’s about hygiene.
Naina Lal KidwaiIndia Sanitation Coalition
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We are looking at mid-2021 to get a COVID-19 vaccine; until then, follow the preventive measures.
Soumya SwaminathanChief Scientist, WHO
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Pandemic has taken toll in different ways and making food accessible to people is the need of the hour.
Sanjeev KapoorCelebrity Chef
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In this time of crisis, the people should come forward to help each other.
Pankaj TripathiActor
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The sections of the society who are worst-hit need to be supported and protected during COVID crisis.
Arvind KejriwalChief Minister, Delhi
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We are living in unprecedented times, metal health, swachhta and environment are part of Swasth today.
Prasoon JoshiLyricist
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Today, the world looks at India for vaccine supply.
Adar PoonawallaCEO, Serum Institute of India
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Delhi schools have happiness curriculum where kids start their day with topics like intolerance and inclusivity.
Atishi MarlenaFormer Advisor to Delhi Deputy CM on Education
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Social distancing, mask-wearing and handwashing - if we follow these, we will be able to fight the pandemic.
Randeep GuleriaDirector, AIIMS
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Amid COVID-19, cleanliness, hygiene and sanitised surroundings are the only protection we have.
Dr Harsh VardhanMinister of Health and Family Welfare
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I hope that all of us can bring about major changes in our lives because we are all big polluters.
Bhumi PednekarActor
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The current pandemic is an example of the broken relationship of humans and the environment.
Dia MirzaActor
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We have more than 83,000 COVID-19 beds in government hospitals, out of which 65% are vacant.
KK ShailajaMinister Of Health and Social Welfare, Kerala
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Every mother is trying to do the best for her child.
Neha DhupiaActor
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You can learn a lot from the people around you.
Sonu SoodActor
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We need to have a very balanced approach for development.
Nitin GadkariMinister of Road Transport and Highways of India
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Healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 on the frontline are the real heroes.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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If the surrounding are healthy, then the body will remain healthy.
Harsh VardhanMinister of Health and Family Welfare
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The whole planet needs that the rivers and the environment remain healthy.
Gajendra Singh ShekhawatJal Shakti Minister
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Nutrition is very important, what we eat is what we are.
Kriti SanonActor
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We need to connect with the last mile on health issues especially in terms of preventive healthcare.
Aaditya ThackerayPresident, Yuva Sena
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Clean water and uncontaminated food need to be provided to people.
Ram Vilas PaswanUnion Minister of Food & Public Distribution,
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The need to cut plastic is being realised a large scale now
Jitendra SinghMinister of State, PMO
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Feeding the child in a hygienic environment is also important for mothers and children
Neha DhupiaActor
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Indore waste management model must be implemented in all municipalities in India
Amitabh KantCEO, Niti Aayog
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Politics should be kept of issues of cleanliness.
Nitin GadkariMinister of Road Transport and Highways of India
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We must find alternatives to single-use plastics.
Dia MirzaUN Environment Goodwill Ambassador
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Imagine if we can have clean air, clean water and nutritious food for all.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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A WHO study finds that by the end of Swachh Bharat Mission, more than 3 lakh lives of children below 5 years of age would be saved.
Parameswaran IyerDepartment of Drinking Water & Sanitation
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India's sanitation cover stands at 98 percent today, as the health minister, I'm the happiest man because of this.
Dr Harsh VardhanUnion Health Minister
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Vision of clean India will be incomplete till we become healthy.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Swachhta has become a people's mission in Jharkhand.
Raghubar DasChief Minister, Jharkhand
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The need of the hour is to focus on primary health and wellness centres to eliminate anemia and malnutrition.
Amitabh KantCEO, NITI Aayog
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Women can be saved by changing the cooking pattern, over one million women die due to smoke from cooking.
Sanjeev KapoorCelebrity Chef and Nutritionist
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I believe in a nation of 1.3 billion people, no government will be able to manage cleanliness unless it comes from within the people individually.
Vicky KaushalActor
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ODF India is the right of every Indian and Clean India is the responsibility of every citizen.
Uma BhartiMinister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Wherever toilets are being built, water should be provided too, because without water toilets are only creating more diseases.
Baba RamdevYoga Guru & Entrepreneur
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Swachh India campaign has become a jan andolan (People's movement) and is no more a sarkari (Government) initiative.
Parameswaran IyerSecretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Swachh Bharat is a great initiative undertaken by the Prime Minister, I only wish as a country we had started much earlier.
Hema MaliniActor & Politician
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Sanitation is more important than political independence.
H D KumaraswamyChief Minister, Karnataka
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We are now moving from swachhta to swasthya. Health is very important, especially for women.
Raghubar DasChief Minister, Jharkhand
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I believe people are getting educated. I think that the generation after us will be able to make a visible difference towards the environment.
Arjun KapoorActor
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I am 29 years old and that is not such long lifespan but the deterioration all around in terms of the environment is worrying.
Parineeti ChopraActor
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I can say with confidence that Chhattisgarh will be 100% open defecation before October 2019.
Raman SinghChief Minister, Chhattisgarh
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When Swachh Bharat Mission was launched, people thought this will be just another photo op. But this has turned out to be a people's movement.
Arun JaitleyFinance Minister
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Waste to wealth is the way forward to make India clean.
Nitin GadkariRoad Transport & Highways & Water Resources Minister
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Let's make India clean, green and healthy.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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Plastic threatens to become a menace to humanity. A lot of it doesn’t make it to recycling plants and is non-biodegradable.
Narendra ModiPrime Minister
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Open Defecation Free can bring maximum health benefits, but we need to make sure that we sustain our ODF tag.
Parameswaran IyerSecretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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In rural India, 80% villages are truly ODF. That's the big success we have made, we have shifted our focus from building toilets to actually using toilets.
Naina Lal KidwaiChair, India Sanitation Coalition
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Maharashtra is already free from open defecation, now we are working towards sustaining the ODF tag.
Devendra FadnavisChief Minister, Maharashtra
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By March 2019, we aim to clean 70-80 per cent of the Ganga.
Nitin GadkariMinister For Water Resources And Ganga Rejuvenation
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We have observed where there are separate toilets at home, there is a reduction in child sex abuses.
Kailash SatyarthiNobel Peace Laureate and Children’s Rights Activist
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Each person should motivate at least 2-3 other people around them to keep their surroundings clean. This is how we can make India clean.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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Awareness is the only way through which one realises what all needs to be done to make India a clean country.
Alia BhattActor
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At a time when we talk about Bullet Trains, Mars Mission, we are unable to provide basic safety equipment to scavengers for cleaning sewers.
Jaya BachchanMember of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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Only way we can hope to become a ‘Swachh Bharat’ is by proper waste management. Single use plastic should be banned to curb plastic menace.
Dia MirzaActor
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We are polluting in every way, every year. We have to make people realise that there’s a better way to manage waste.
Raveena TandonActor
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Key appeal to all public servants, get on the bike and start seeing the waste around.
Kiran BediLieutenant Governor, Puducherry
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#Mere10guz is a good initiative that can boost Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Shankar MahadevanSinger
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Jharkhand will be the third state along with Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh to make its urban areas ODF. We will make rural Jharkhand ODF by October 2018.
Raghubar DasChief Minister, Jharkhand
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We really need to manage this plastic menace that we have created.
John AbrahamActor
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People are becoming aware. Now if people litter from a car, passersby give dirty looks.
Anupam KherActor
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If every person will keep 10 yards of their surroundings clean, then the whole city will be cleaned up.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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The dream of a Swachh Bharat will be realised by 125 crore Indians, not a select group of leaders or officials.
Narendra ModiPrime Minister
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Swachh Bharat and Swasth Bharat go hand in hand, they are interlinked and that’s where I want my India to focus on.
Sachin TendulkarFormer Indian Cricketer
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We are targeting to make Jharkhand open defecation free by 2018.
Raghubar DasChief Minister of Jharkhand
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Cleanliness is next to Godliness and God is everywhere, so we should work towards keeping it clean everywhere.
Harshdeep KaurSinger
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We should have rules that penalise people for not keeping their surroundings clean.
Navin JindalChairman, Jindal Steel and Power
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We need to focus on recycling, be it water or waste.
Pankaja MundeMinister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare
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Go in for total involvement, include children, societies, administration; everyone has a role to play in the clean-up process.
Kiran BediLieutenant Governor, Puducherry
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When State Government & Centre are put behind a cause like this, it is bound to succeed.
Gul PanagActor & Politician
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Plastic is the biggest culprit and cause a lot of the issues with garbage disposal.
JeetendraActor
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Use jute bags instead of plastic ones.
Virbhadra SinghChief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
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The problem of plastic waste is acute & it's important for people to understand that it is a deterrent to the health of the people.
Dia MirzaActor
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We need to ingrain the idea of Swachhta in children as early as possible.
Tisca ChopraActor
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We need to focus on the Swachh cause for our children & we have a responsibility towards Mother Earth. It is important to start young.
Divya Khosla KumarActor
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Puducherry will be totally open defecation free by October 2, 2017.
V NarayanasamyChief Minister of Puducherry
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Banega Swachh India has become a movement in the true sense of the term.
Anand MahindraChairman, Mahindra Group
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Khadi can be a good alternative to plastic and it will also generate employment.
Ram Vilas PaswanMinister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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I have full faith that our aim of Swachh Bharat will be realised.
Prakash JavadekarMinister of Human Resource Development
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Chhattisgarh to be Open Defecation Free by 2018.
Raman SinghChief Minister of Chhattisgarh
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Let's make Gandhiji's dream come true and make India clean.
Amitabh BachchanCampaign Ambassador
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Bio-toilets are being implemented in our trains on a large scale but we also need to tackle open defecation on tracks.
Suresh PrabhuMinister of Railways
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Swachhta is not anybody else's problem, it is our problem.
Pandit JasrajVocalist
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There's going to be a substancial increase in economic & social values with #swachhindia.
Rakesh KapoorChief Executive, Reckitt Benckiser Plc
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People have to take more responsibility and commit themselves to not dirty their Bharat Mata.
Sachin TendulkarCricketer
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Sustaining the efforts of a clean-up drive more important.
Priyanka ChopraActor
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The problem is not cleanliness, the problem is sense of propriety.
Javed AkhtarPoet, Lyricist and Scriptwriter
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This clean-up campaign should have begun some 50 years ago. #SwachhIndia
Ustad Amjad Ali KhanClassical Musician
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Apart from cleaning up our societies and neighbourhoods, we need to clean our thoughts.
Kunal KohliDirector
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#SwachhIndia shouldn't just be a photo-op.
Baba RamdevFounder of Patanjali Group of Institutions
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We not only need to teach the children about Swachhta, but also their parents, we cannot leave them out.
Jaya BachchanActor
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Public participation is essential. If people don't practice, toilets are built but they end up as storage spaces.
Devendra FadnavisChief Minister, Maharashtra
