As a part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ a rally was taken out by school students to sensitise people in Manpur area of Surguja district. A cleanliness drive was also carried out in all development blocks and district headquarters on the occasion, officials said.
The students led by the teachers carried placards displaying messages to sensitise people about cleanliness. The drive was carried out in middle schools of Medrakala and Khairbar villages besides degree colleges of Ambikapur. Students as well as teachers participated with enthusiasm in the cleanliness drive.
During the drive at the district hospital premises, Mayor Prabodh Minj, Speaker of Municipal Corporation Trilok Kushwaha, Municipal Commissioner AK Haldar, Civil Surgeon Dr AK Jaiswal and other officers besides employees and the general public swept the floors to create awareness among the people regarding importance of cleanliness.