Actor Raj Kummar Rao hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachhata
Hi Seva campaign, urging citizens to do their bit to ensure public places are
clean and tidy.
While doing so he led by example and took part in a beach clean-up
drive at Juhu Beach in Mumbai.
“This is a very important initiative. We all should take part in
Modi ji’s Swachta hi Sewa as it is very important to keep our city and country
clean,” he said.
On his 105th episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
appealed to people for 1 hour of shramdaan (voluntarily contribute) for the
swachhata (cleanliness) at 10 am on
October 1 calling the initiative – Ek tareekh ek ghanta ek saath.
On organising a cleanliness drive at Juhu Beach, social worker and
singer Amruta Fadnavis said, “Many people including celebrities and the city
police commissioner have joined this beach cleanup. It is our responsibility to
leave a clean planet for future generations. Mumbai’s bio-diverse coastline can
be protected only through each individual’s contribution.”
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh
Chahal also talked about the drive which is scheduled to take place on October
1.
“On October 1, we are conducting cleanliness drives at 168
locations in Mumbai… We are setting up seven Sewage Treatment Plants at the
cost of Rs 25,000 crore in Mumbai. This way we will be able to release only
treated and chemical-free water in the sea,” he said.
Actors Manushi Chhillar, Saiyami Kher and Isha Kopikkar were also
spotted at the cleanliness drive Cleanathon 2.0 – organised a day after
immersion of the idols of Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi.
ANI
