Two cleanliness friends (Safai Mitras) of Indore Municipal Corporation, the door-to-door garbage collection vehicle driver Govind Sisodia and Helper Nitesh, involved in door-to-door collection of garbage in Tulsi Nagar colony of Ward no; 37 were felicitated for their exemplary humanitarian service, by the local corporator Sangeeta Mahesh Joshi, officials of Tulsi Nagar Residents Association as well as citizens of the colony in a function organized.
The programme was organised by Shree Tulsi Saraswati Social Welfare Society at Saraswati Mandir premises in Tulsi Nagar here on Sunday. In recognition of their humanitarian works, both the Safai Mitras were presented with 'shawl', `shrifal' and marigold, rose garlands.
While honouring the cleanliness friends, BJP leader and local corporator Mahesh Joshi praised them for their humanitarian work. He said that by saving the life of an elderly woman in Tulsi Nagar, who was lying unconscious on her residence porch, our `safai mitras' have set a unique example of humanity and have made the whole ward and the city proud.
Tulsi Nagar residents witness ing the humanitarian work done by these `Safai Mitras', said that seeing these cleanliness friends' exemplary noble work, he took resolve to present the humanitarian work of `Safai Mitras' before the entire city and accordingly arranged a felicitation ceremony and got these `safai mitras' honoured by the local corporator, officials of Shree Tulsi Saraswati Social Welfare Society as well as senior citizens of Tulsi Nagar colony.
Rajesh Tomar, President, Tulsi Saraswati Social Welfare Society, Sanjay Yadav, Vivek Sharma, Maheep Dhing, Rupesh Malviya, NK Sachan, along with a large number of senior and other residents of the colony were present on the occasion.
Safai Mitras Govind Rajput and helper Nitesh while doing door to door garbage collection in Tulsi Nagar colony on Saturday morning, saw an elderly woman lying unconscious in the porch of her house (House No. 748, Tulsi Nagar Avenue).
Seeing the gate of the house locked, the duo jumped the gate, lifted the elderly woman in their hands, took her inside, rubbed her legs and hands, threw water on her face in order to make her conscious.
When the elderly woman regained a bit of consciousness, they took the mobile number of her daughter who lives in Shri Nagar colony of the city and it was only after her daughter and grandson reached there, the `safai mitras' left for their next destination to collect the garbage.
Meanwhile, the condition of the elderly woman who is admitted in a city hospital, is stated to be stable. IMC Commissioner Pratibha Pal has also lauded the humanitarian work of these `safai mitras'.