Haryana Government would organise “Swachhta Hi Sewa Day”on September 15 under the nation-wide sanitation campaign being organized by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Giving details, an official spokesperson said that under the postcard writing competition on this day, school students would be encouraged to write postcards to Prime Minster describing their contribution towards swachhta and making commitments for future contributions.
The best entries including three at school level, five at district level and five at state level would be rewarded suitably at the respective level after evaluation by the committee setup for the purpose. The best five entries from the State would be forwarded to the national level.
The award winning entries would be vetted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development after reaching the department latest by September 25, the spokesman said.
All schools in the state are observing ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ from September 1 to 15. Under this, activities including exhibition, debate, poetry competition, essay writing, sloganeering, painting and quiz on cleanliness will be organised.
Apart from this, various activities have been planned wherein students will be made aware about maintaining hygiene, reducing wastage of water, proper handwash, re-use of waste material, community participation, safe drinking water, organic and inorganic waste and implementation of water harvesting structures.