The period of 16–31 March is being observed as a cleanliness fortnight in all the SAIL units, including the Bokaro Steel Plant. Sanitary fortnight began at Bokaro Steel Plant with the inauguration of Swachhta Oath to the steel workers by Director-in-Charge BSL Amarendu Prakash at IspatBhawan premises.
Executive Director (Medical and Health Services) Dr. AK Singh, Executive Director R Kushwaha, Executive Director (Materials Management) VK Pandey, Executive Director (works) Atanu Bhowmik, CEO (BPSCL) KK Thakur, Chief General Managers of various departments of BSL, other preferred officers and steel workers were presentduring the Cleanliness Pledge .
Addressing the steel workers, DIC Prakash called upon everyone to join the campaign, as well as the waste generated during various production processes at the plant, such as blast furnace slag, LD slag, mill scale, used lubricant, etc. Special emphasis was laid on the need for value addition and reuse in an environmentally sound manner.
In this series of Swachhta Pakhwara, the town administration department led a cleanliness drive near Mahatma Gandhi Chowk under the leadership of
Chief General Manager (Town Administration) BS Popli.