Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Saturday urged the people of Jharkhand to participate in the mass cleanliness campaign, organised to mark the birthday week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A press communique from the CM’s office said that the country will observe Seva Saptah (Service Week) from September 14 to September 20 in a bid to thank Modi for his contributions towards the society and the country as a whole.
Modi celebrates his birthday on September 17. The Chief Minister asked Jharkhandis to actively participate in the campaign by spreading awareness about cleanliness and against single-use plastic products. The week will also be seen as an opportunity to embrace hygienic habits and encourage use of clean drinking water, he added.
While the Government has put its foot on the gas pedal to impose a complete ban on the use of single use plastic products, enforcement of the prohibition at the ground level still seems to be a far off task in the State capital. Smalltime eateries–including the ones registered with food delivery Apps such as Zomato and Swiggy–are still relying heavily on plastic forks, spoons, cups, bags and straws.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Ranchi on Thursday, called upon the youths of Jharkhand to discard the use of plastic products and support the Government in its environment-friendly initiative. Modi has been asking the people of India to shun single use plastic during most of his public addresses lately. Streets of the State capital too have been flooded with hoardings spreading the message of prohibiting single use plastic products.