Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special focus on Swachchh Bharat in his Independence Day speech seemed to have fallen on deaf ears as guest seated at the venue were seen throwing leaflets and other things on the premises while on their way out.
Ishani Sen, a resident of Greater Kailash, felt disappointed and said, “It is so disappointing that the Prime Minister is asking the entire nation to gear up to make the country clean, but at the same venue people are littering.”
However, some people were seen collecting their litter while exiting the venue. “It is a historic moment when people from around the world are seeing us and the function is being attended by the delegates of several foreign countries and we left such an impression…Visitors should be more patient and should have carried the booklet with them instead of dumping them at the premises,” said Gaurav Joshi.
Many people at the function complained that there was no proper arrangement to collect the waste and even dustbins were not installed at the site. Cops deployed at the venue said a few dustbins were installed and were sanitised. “The existing dustbins at the venue were sanitised before the function. To ensure that the dustbins do not get overloaded we prohibited visitors from bringing eatables. Concerned authorities will later clean the venue,” a senior officer said.
Beside the premises of the function, litter could also be seen in the vicinity of the historic fort.