Since Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti in 2014, the members of the Nagarik Manch, Gopalpur in Baleswar district formed a Swachh Bharat volunteer group and started cleaning and awareness programmes in different schools, colleges,office premises, picnic spots,market places, places of rituals and congregations on every Sunday for two hours.
On their 400th weekly programme which fell incidentally on June 5 on the World Environment Day, they cleaned the Area Hospital and local market of Khantapara from 6 am to 8 am in which 45 volunteers participated.
Chairman of Bahanaga Block Biswanath Mishra, Medical officer Dr Tapan Parida, local sarpanch, PS member and others encouraged the team.
Convener Sudarsan Mohapatra and members Abhiram Sahu, Manoj Biswal, Labanya Mishra led the programme. Secretary of Market Committee Girish Mohanty and other shoppers pledged to use dustbin for customers and keep Bazar clean.