Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Sikander Singh Maluka on Tuesday directed all Block Development and Panchayat Officers (BDPOs) to ensure total sanitation of one village in their respective blocks to culminate week-long Swachh Panchayat Saptah on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Maluka said that by creating Swachh Bharat, “we can pay a befitting tribute to the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary”.
“During this week-long sanitation drive, major focus will remain on formation of village-level committees with further emphasis on cleaning houses, individual domestic hygiene, cleaning and maintenance of animal shelters, roads and markets, public places, water bodies and water sources and cleaning and removing drain blockages,” he said. Maluka said, Special Panchayat meetings should be held to discuss sanitation on October 2. “This campaign would prove to be a launching pad for National Sanitation Campaign, which would continue till October 31,” he said while appealing to the residents of villages to play proactive role in sanitation campaign to ensure cleanliness of their respective villages and make it part of their routine life keep their surroundings clean and green.