Various programmes were organised across the district to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday. The day was also observed as the 111th birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister lal Bahadur Sashtri.
Cleanliness drives were undertaken on the occasion in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of clean India.
District magistrate HC Semwal and other district officials asked the people to rid themselves of the divisive factors related to caste and creed to live up to the dream the father of the nation had dreamt of the nation.
A cleanliness drive under the aegis of Swacch Bharat – Swasth Bharat (Clean India – Healthy India) was undertaken by Patanjali Yogpeeth. Patnajali Trust donated five wheel chairs and one water cooler for Haridwar Railway station to mark the occasion. On behalf of Railway, divisional railway manager (DRM) Pramod Kumar received the items.
Over two hundred volunteers of Bharat Swabhimaan Trust and students of Patanjali Vishwavidyalaya shared their hands to clean the railway station and its surrounding areas.
Baba Ramdev announced that they would develop a garden in front of the main entrance of the railway station. The garden will be maintained by Patanjali Trust, he stated.
Interacting with the media persons, Baba Ramdev said he is happy with the Swacch Bharat drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year. “This would take time to become a reality. However, it warrants everybody participates in it, making it a collective endeavour,” he said.
Similar cleanliness drive was launched by the followers of Gayatri Family at Saptrishi area. Hundreds of tonnes of garbage in form of clothes, polythene bags, litters, bowls and plates were swept away from the ghats located in Saptrishi area.