On the occasion of Boita Bandana Utsav, the Indian Red Cross Society held a cleanliness drive at the Bindusagar lake here on Tuesday under the guidance of its Secretary CTM Suguna.
During the Boita Bandana Utsav, thousands of people floated their toy boats with diyas, mud toys and flowers and threw coins in the lake for getting the blessings of god as it is believed that if one dips in the Bindusagar on the occasion all sins are washed away and they gets rid of all diseases.
In view of keeping the lake clean, volunteers of the Red Cross took up a cleanliness drive and removed the boats and other waste materials from the lake under leadership of Youth Red Cross Officer Dr Ajay Kumar Tripathy and Junior Red Cross Officer Laxman Swain.
Lingaraj Panda coordinated the programme with volunteers of the BJB Autonomous College, RMD College, Government ITI Bhubaneswar and other staffs. The devotees, who were gathered for their floating boats, also joined hands in the drive and praised the noble work.