New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, on Thursday noticed Swachh Bharat Diwas with a collective ‘shramdaan’ for cleanliness by all senior officers of the division on the premises of CGO Complex, New Delhi. The day additionally commemorates the delivery anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Ministry of Jal Shakti mentioned in a press launch.
The Swachhata Hi Seva 2025 marketing campaign, organised from September 17 to October 2 collectively by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), has until date seen crores of residents undertake voluntary shramdaan, reinforcing the spirit of Jan Andolan below the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
SHS 2025 has advanced into a real folks’s motion, powered by citizen motion, group participation, and a shared resolve to strengthen the Swachh Bharat Mission. Special focus has been positioned on reworking Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs), tough and soiled spots. States and districts set their targets to wash recognized CTUs in the course of the marketing campaign and can proceed to take care of these locations.
According to experiences uploaded on the SHS portal (https://swachhatahiseva.gov.in/), as of October 1, over 16 crore residents have participated within the SHS 2025 marketing campaign nationwide, ensuing within the cleansing of almost 14 lakh CTUs and 5 lakh public areas. The marketing campaign additionally witnessed the organisation of over 1.50 lakh Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivirs. The marketing campaign will culminate with the Swachh Bharat Diwas.
The Shramdaan was preceded by a assessment assembly chaired by Secretary, DDWS, Ashok Okay Okay Meena, with all senior officers of the division whereby the progress made below the Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2025 marketing campaign was mentioned.
Reaffirming the imaginative and prescient of a Swachh and Swasth Bharat, the Secretary, DDWS, emphasised the significance of collective accountability in sustaining the beneficial properties of the Swachh Bharat Mission and urged officers to guide by instance in fostering cleanliness and sanitation of their environment. He additionally appreciated the intensive work being carried out by gram panchayats and district officers of assorted States/UTs throughout SHS 2025. (ANI)