In a special programme organised in the premises of Municipal Corporation office, the district administration felicitated 289 sweepers working in Hazaribagh municipal area for their services in keeping the team neat and clean. On the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti this programme was organised in which Commissioner North Chotanagpur Veena Srivastava, DC Mukesh Kumar, Mayor Anjali Kumari, Deputy Mayor Anand Dev and others were present.
Addressing the gathering Commissioner, DC and others appreciated the municipal employees for their contribution in Swacch Bharat Abhiyan and said, “It is due to your services that on the parameter of cleanliness Hazaribagh has been ranked among the top rankers of the State. They gave `1000 cash reward and mementos to all 289 selected sweepers as per the scheme of Urban Development Ministry of the state.
Ward councillors of all wards, workers of different political parties and important denizens of Hazaribagh town were also present in this programme which was going on till the time filing of this report.