In a concerted bid to ensure a pristine, safe, and hygienic environment for devotees and fasting pilgrims during the upcoming Chhath Mahaparv, the Dumka district administration has rolled out an extensive sanitation campaign across urban and peri-urban rural swathes. Acting on directives issued by Deputy Commissioner Abhijit Sinha, civic authorities and rural local bodies have launched an intensive sanitation blitz focusing squarely on peripheral panchayats adjoining the Dumka Municipal Council limits.
The campaign prioritizes the thorough desilting, cleaning, and sanitization of water bodies and Chhath ghats, along with the prompt clearance and systematic disposal of garbage accumulated along access routes. The administration aims to eliminate any potential inconvenience for thousands of devotees who will converge at the water fronts to offer arghya to the Sun God during the four-day festivities.
Under the direct supervision of local Mukhiyas, an aggressive sanitation exercise is currently underway across eight adjoining panchayats within the Dumka block. The targeted areas include Bandarjori, Kuruwa, Ghat Rashikpur, Saruwa, Purana Dumka, Lakhi Kundi, Karharbil, and Dudhani. These panchayat heads have mobilized dedicated sanitation squads funded through the 15th Finance Commission allocations to spruce up public corridors, village thoroughfares, and designated ghat perimeters to provide an orderly setting for ritual observances.
To inject accountability and drive ground-level execution, Deputy Commissioner Abhijit Sinha announced that village heads delivering exceptional performance and demonstrating active leadership during this cleanliness drive will be formally felicitated by the district administration. The initiative seeks to foster healthy civic competition among local representatives, incentivizing panchayat bodies to take institutional ownership of public hygiene and civic amenities well beyond the festival period. District officials expressed confidence that the coordinated action between urban civic bodies and rural panchayat representatives will deliver a clean, seamless, and devout atmosphere throughout the festival.