On the occasion of World Environment Day, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat participated in a cleaning campaign near the Bindal river. He also launched a new Jatayu vehicle-mounted vacuum cleaner on the occasion.
Rawat said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focusing specially on cleanliness. The Swachchh Bharat mission has raised public awareness on cleanliness and the environment. The CM also appealed to all citizens that every member of a family should plant one tree during the rainy season. He stressed on the need for introducing environmental conservation and cleanliness in daily routine. The tradition of planting trees during marriages and in the memory of ancestors should be kept alive, he said. Rawat said that the State Government is working to conserve the Rispana, Bindal, Kosi and other rivers. Work will be undertaken on these rivers under river front development plan. Stressing on the importance of public involvement, he said that to ensure clean water and air for the coming generations, the public will also have to participate in special efforts for the conservation of environment and water.
State Transport minister Yashpal Arya, Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’, Urban Development secretary Shailesh Bagauli, Garhwal commissioner BVRC Purushottam and Dehradun district magistrate SA Murugesan were also among those present on the occasion.