Swachchh Vidyalaya drive held at DAV
Bhubaneswar: A Swachchh Vidyalaya Campaign was held at the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here while commemorating Gandhi and Shastri Jayanti and joining the nationwide cleanliness programme. Students and staff cleaned the school surroundings with enthusiasm. Earlier, an elocution competition in Odia and English was conducted. Chief Guest Dr Durga Prasanna Choudhury, District & Sessions Judge, Khordha, emphasised on the importance of honesty and truthfulness in everybody’s life and the relevance of the great souls’ ideologies in today’s world. Principal Dr KC Satapathy administered the pledge of cleanliness to the students and staff at the outset.
IndianOil holds Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan
Bhubaneswar: In consonance with call of the Prime Minister for Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, IndianOil in the State has undertaken various activities at its various units and sales points. The Swachh Bharat pledge was administered in Hindi, Odia and English at all its offices and locations where a large number of employees and other stakeholders participated in the cleanliness drive at their respective offices during the event. Foundation stones were also laid for construction of three toilets in three girls’ schools in Cuttack district while around 350 trees were planted at various locations in the State.
City airport holds Swachchh Bharat Mission
Bhubaneswar: The Swachchh Bharat campaign was held by the city airport here on Thursday with its entire employees led by Airport Director Sharad Kumar sweeping areas in and around the new Domestic Terminal Building (T1). Broom sticks and dustbins were provided in large numbers to the employees to make the airport a cleaner place. Sub-committees were formed to supervise and ensure proper cleaning of all the demarcated locations with the help of the AAI staff, CISF and airlines staff, concessionaries and all the stake holders associated with the airport. A three-member committee inspected the areas and ranked them in order of their cleanliness.
Anti-graft body observes Gandhi Jayanti
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Durniti Sangharsh Manch on Thursday observed Gandhi Jayanti and joined in the nationwide Clean India campaign here at Gandhi Park near Janata Maidan. Members of the Manch led by its president Umacharan Mishra, general secretary Jagabandhu Sarangi, secretary Sudhir Mohanty garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the park and participated in a cleanliness drive.