Bemetara collector Shikha Rajput Tiwari and Zila Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Prakash Kumar Sarve received the ‘Swachhata Darpan Award 2020’ from Aamir Khan, (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation) during the workshop organised by Department of Drinking water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti on Sunday in New Delhi.
Among the ten districts identified for the Swachhata Darpan Award 2020 at national level under Swacha Bharat Mission, Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh found place in the list of Rs best performing districts’ on key swachhata parameters.
The award was instituted to encourage the state and districts to focus on Open Defecation Free (ODF) sustainability and social and liquid waste management.
Aamir Khan during interaction shared his experience with initiatives made by his foundation while he lauded the work carried out at the grassroot level by the officials.