On the occasion of ‘Samagra Swachhta divas’ under ‘Swachhta hi Seva’ programme from September 15 to October 2, the civic body of Chandigarh on Sunday cleaned all the parks and choes in the city.
B Purushartha, Municipal Commissioner started cleanliness drive from Rose Garden, Sector 16 here morning alongwith all the senior officers and MC staff. He himself cleaned the choes and other parts of the park where garbage was scattered. later, he launched similar drives throughout city including Sector 49, Sector 15, 19 and others areas.
Similar cleanliness drives were organised in all 26 MC wards under the supervision of MC councilors in their respective wards.
While talking about Samagra Swachhata, the Commissioner said that the MC Chandigarh has involved all citizen stakeholders including youth, defense personal, women, children, sportspersons, Swachh Bharat Mission Ambassador, corporate, civil servants and religious organizations to clean their places and surroundings on this day and on regular basis.
He said that this is because access to sanitation is not an infrastructure problem, there is a deeper behavioural and socio-cultural context at play. Influencing a change in behaviour for all citizen stakeholders is a challenge that has probably never been undertaken before. This could only be achieved through an intensive, time-bound intervention, spearheaded from the highest level, and involving all sections of society and government alike, said Purushartha.
He said that on September 25, the Municipal Corporation will organize cleanliness drive in hospitals, parks, statues, bus stops, ponds and toilets across the city.