Seeking to instil greater civic sense among people towards proper use of public toilets, the urban development ministry and the SDMC today joined hands to launch a sanitation campaign here. The launch took place at Gyan Bharati Public School at Saket in South Delhi.
The Swachh Shauchalaya Campaign seeks to change citizens behaviour towards proper usage of public toilets, generate a sense of responsibility and ownership in ensuring that public toilets are treated in a similar manner as one would do with facilities at home, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation said in a statement. Raina on the occasion also launched a number of TV commercials and radio spots to disseminate the message of keeping all public toilets clean.
Speaking on this occasion Tiwari stated that the present campaign has been launched with a new positive thought. He appreciated that the message of keeping public toilet clean is being disseminated through the school children; when messages are spread by the children the same brings a real change.
He also expressed confidence that with all time clean public and community toilets, Delhi will change for better and become more and more clean. Our challenge is to improve the ranking of SDMC in Swachhta Servekshan from present 202 and to make it within first 50.
Municipal Commissioner P K Goel said the SDMC will be successful in maintaining a level of sanitation and cleanliness in all its localities like the New Delhi Municipal Council.
The event was attended by cricketer Suresh Raina, one of the brand ambassadors of the Swachh Bharat Mission, besides, Secretary, Urban Development Ministry DS Mishra, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, and area Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat, among others.