Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa administered the oath of sanitation to the people at Mandideep near Bhopal on Thursday. DeSa unfurled sanitation flag on the premises of Krishi Upaj Mandi and released a special balloon for giving message of sanitation.
The Chief Secretary also read out messages of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He launched Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan at Mandideep by contributing sanitation labour on National Highway and township’s interior areas.
In the presence of Nagar Palika president Poornima Raja Jain and Collector JK Jain, the Chief Secretary urged people to contribute minimum 2 hours a week for sanitation under Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan.
At the function, images of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister lal Bahadur Shastri were garlanded. local artistes sang Bhajan “Vaishnav Jan…” on Gandhi Jayanti. The function was conducted by Kamlesh Bahadur Singh.
The Chief Secretary visited various wards of town and inspected sanitation arrangements. He also interacted with people.
He sough information about sanitation programme from local people Murari Soni and Omprakash Khedla.
The Chief Secretary was informed that a number of voluntary organisations are playing active role in sanitation.
The Chief Secretary informed people that Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan’s activities will be conducted in three phases. The first phase from September 25 to October 1 was conducted for creating atmosphere for the campaign.
From October 2, the process has begun for mass sanitation works, contributory sanitation labour, and administration of oath for sanitation and holding of special Gram Sabhas.
After ensuring construction of toilets in cent percent schools of the state, the target of total sanitation will be achieved in next four years.