The Vedanta ltd, Jharsuguda launched its weeklong campaign from September 30 to create awareness and a sense of participation in the community towards keeping the environs clean.
The Vedanta CSR team along with its NGO partners SEWA and Subhalaxmi Cooperative Society oraganised a cleanliness drive aimed to keep the village clean on Tuesday.
Hundred residents of Siriapali village participated took cleanliness pledge and held a rally led by womenfolk and members of the all women society.
Purna Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Gunamani Pradhan, society president Pushpanjali Seth, Jai Krushna Patel and Vedanta CSR head Sundar Raj were present during the drive.
Seth said, “We plan to take it forward to other villages around us. Our commitment is towards making this a community habit by conducting events throughout the year in line with our national missions of Swachh Bharat.”
Vedanta has planned to craft a week long campaign involving all stakeholders, aimed at sensitising the importance of cleanliness as an ongoing process.