Wielding a broom, DD Misra, Director (HR) launched the national initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October 2014, the biggest ever cleanliness drive the Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan from Headquarters, Dehradun. About 1,500 ONGCians and there family members along with the secondary workforce, enthusiastically participated in the campaign, inspiring the society with their zeal and involvement.
The campaign is a mass movement to realise Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of ‘Clean India’ and the current national resolve to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation in 2019, by attaining the goal of “Swachha Bharat-Shrestha Bharat”.
The campaign started with the brooming of ONGC colony premises by Director (HR) along with senior officials, employees and their families. This was followed by flagging of the “walk for clean India” from ONGC colony which culminated at Tel Bhavan via Krishan Nagar, Bindal bridge and Mal Road.
On reaching the Tel Bhavan campus, Director (HR) congratulated all participants for their whole hearted support and enthusiasm for taking this mission for direct social contact. Misra administered the ‘Swachha Bharat pledge’ to the large assembly of people in front of the historic ‘Patiala House’in the premises of Tel Bhavan. later they visited the nearby area of Sayed Mohalla for spreading the cleanliness drive.
Nandini Sharma the Counselor of the ward of Dehradun Municipal corporation, society volunteers and residents, greeted them on his arrival in this area, largely inhabited by BPl families.
On this occasion Misra declared to undertake the renovation of the community Toilet Complex, in the Mohalla, with the involvement of the local Municipal Corporation and a domain expert, for sustainable solution, in monitoring and managing the Public Toilet Complex, with desired hygene.
later he also distributed, cleaning material, brooms and jute bags, as a symbolic support of the families, for enhancing the culture of cleanliness.