More than 100 volunteers of Gopalpur Nagarika Manch in Baleswar district carried out a cleanliness drive and awareness programme at the Panchalingeswar Shiva Temple on Thursday.
The Manch has been continuing the drive every Sunday ever since the PM Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat programme in 2014 in the country. This was the 250th round of the clean drive of the Manch.
Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi inaugurated the programme in presence of local MLA Sukanta Nayak. A large number of volunteers and local youths led by Manch convener Sudarsan Mohapatra conducted the
sweeping and cleaning works in and around the temple premises.
They also convinced people about the benefits of remaining clean and keeping their surrounding clean.
Among others, Kamalakanta Das, Abhiram Sahu, Haris Jena, Sanjukta Dash, Kalpana Dash, Premalata Maharana, Nilamber Maharana and Anita Rout participated.