The Centre having identified the Gandhian legacy with clean India, Gandhi Jayanti was observed on Monday with stress laid on cleanliness drives which were carried out by various organisations across the city.
Ganga Canal remained closed for cleaning and maintenance purposes and many city-based organisations were engaged in removing polythene and garbage which litter the banks of the river. Besides, constables of the provincial armed constabulary (40 PAC), railway employees and police line personnel carried out similar drives throughout the day. While the PAC constables carried out the drive at Har Ki Pauri, the railway officers and employees did the same at the railway station premises.
Commandant of 40 PAC Roshan lal Sharma said, “Our personnel cleaned Har Ki Pauri area to mark the day. The cleanliness drive is being carried out in four phases. We would launch the same drive at Gau ghat, Daksh Mandir ghat and Sati ghat in Kankhal in the other three phases.”
Railway station superintendent, Haridwar, MK Singh said, “Our employees gave shram daan or voluntary labour under ‘swachta hi sewa’ mission on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. The members of All India Station Masters’ Association laksar branch appealed to the passengers waiting on the station platforms to keep the surroundings clean. The drive would continue in the coming days with full vigour.”