In order to fulfill the ‘Swachch Bharat’ dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the UP government has directed all urban local bodies to hold special cleanliness drive for two hours on every first Saturday of the month.
In a directive to all Nagar Nigams, Nagar Palikas and Nagar Panchayats, Urban Development minister Suresh Khanna said in lucknow on Mondaythat the special cleanliness drive be carried out on the first Saturday of every month for two hours from 7 am to 9 am. “It is the responsibility of each elected government to keep the city or the town area clean.
The administration should undertake special drive on a particular day of every month with the help of local people and NGOs,” Khanna said in his written directives to Mayors, Municipal Commissioners, Chairman Nagar Palika Parishad and Chairman Nagar Panchayat Khanna said that prominent persons of the cities and towns should lead this cleanliness campaign and the administration should provide support to this campaign. The state government has stepped up its effort on cleanliness drive in cities and urban areas after it came to power last month by issuing several new directives including punishment for littering in public and spitting.