Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday said that maximum villages of the State have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and the remaining villages would be made ODF by June 23.
A target has been fixed to make the urban areas of the State ODF by September 25, said Manohar lal, while addressing a gathering in the special Swachta Abhiyan organised on the occasion of World Environment Day by district administration and Municipal Corporation near Hansi Chowk in Karnal.
The Chief Minister also wielded a broom to launch a cleanliness drive and to encourage people to keep their cities clean.
On the occasion, he said that the drive to make all the villages of the state ODF under the Swach Haryana-Swach-Bharat Abhiyan is in full swing with the mutual cooperation of Government, administration and the society.
At present, as many as 1329 schemes of water drainage is running in the state. Apart from this, adequate measures are being taken for the solid and liquid waste management under the source segregation, he said.
Manohar lal said that the Solid Waste Management plant of Karnal is working efficiently adding that new clusters are being set up in the state in the area of solid waste management.
The Chief Minister who distributed green and blue colour dustbin pair during the programme said that under the source segregation, 85,000 urban households in Karnal urban would be distributed green and blue colour dustbin pair.
Apart from this, the Municipal Corporation has purchased 20 new auto tipper vehicles for lifting of solid and liquid waste separately from streets and towns. With the purchase of these vehicles, their number has now reached to 50.
He said that green and blue auto tipper vehicles have been deputed in each ward for lifting garbage. A sum of Rs 2.25 crore has been spent on these vehicles, he added.
While referring to the importance of World Environment Day, he said that the theme of the Environment Day this year is to connect with the nature. Therefore, we should plant maximum saplings and also ensure their survival, said he.
The Chief Minister also urged the people to work with the spirit of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas and contribute in realizing Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of Swach Bharat.
He also presented a cash award of Rs 2 lakh, shield and a citation to councilor of ward no. 4, Sujata Arora in the best ward category. Similarly, Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Sector-9 was presented cash award of Rs 50,000, shield and a citation in the category of Best RWA.