The children from primary to middle schools were enthusiastic to wash their hands since early morning to enter the Guinness world record. The Guinness book has a record of 7.15 lakh children washing their hands collectively.
But to break that record a programme to wash hands together by the students of primary and middle school on ‘World Handwashing Day’ was organised which started 10 am on Wednesday.
The programme was launched under ‘Nirmal Bharat Swachata Abhiyan’ on Wednesday and nearly 2.50 lakh children of 1,187 primary and middle school took part and washed their hand to gave the message of cleanliness. The schools of rural areas were included in the programme for keeping the record in Gunies Book. The schools of the city were kept away from the record. 265 schools of Gwalior district were identified in which 144 children washed their hands collectively.
The collector P Narhari and district education officer Mohar Singh Sikarwar gave message of cleanliness. The DPC Sanjay Sharma conducted the programme in Mhaw and Jamahar. The BRC laxmikant Rathore conducted the programme in Morar area. Under the Nirmal Bharat drive four soaps and one towel were sent to a school, only in rural areas schools.
In the schools of the city the head masters of Government and private school had to provide soaps and towels from the houses on Wednesday morning any many teachers brought water from hand pumps.