It has been decided in the State Cabinet meeting held on March 18 that a cleanliness campaign will be conducted across the State. The Dehradun District Magistrate Ravinath Raman informed that in observance of this decision, cleanliness campaign will be held at various parts of the district on March 20, Monday in observance of the cabinet decision.
The DM stated that State Ministers will be participating in the cleanliness campaign to be held at various locations in the district on Monday. Cabinet Ministers Prakash Pant will attend the activity at Doiwala, Subodh Uniyal will attend the activity at Rishikesh, ministers of state Rekha Arya will attend the activity at Vikasnagar while Dhan Singh Rawat will attend the activity at Mussoorie. The district magistrate has made the Dehradun Chief Development Officer Banshidhar Tiwari the nodal officer for the cleanliness campaign directing him to monitor the programme. The block development officers concerned, the project manager of Swajal and other departments concerned will establish coordination with the sub divisional magistrate and undertake necessary action on the occasion, the district magistrate directed. He also directed the Swajal project director to make necessary arrangements from his level to ensure successful organisation of the cleanliness programme. Raman directed the sub divisional magistrates and executive officers of the municipal councils of Doiwala, Rishikesh, Vikasnagar and Mussoorie to elicit the participation of local bodies, district Panchayat, departmental staff related to Namami Gange programme and members of the local public (excluding school students) in the cleanliness programme. The district magistrate also directed the officials concerned to complete all preparations and make an outline for the programme.