District Admin Pulwama takes Swachhta Pledge, cleanliness drive on 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

PULWAMA, OCTOBER 02: In order to commemorate the 152nd Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a pledge taking ceremony was today organized by District Administration Pulwama here at District Administrative Complex.

On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Chowdhary, Officers and Officials of the DC office took the Swachhta Pledge which was administered by the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha through virtual mode.

During the Pledge taking ceremony participants expressed their strong will to live by the ideals of the Father of the Nation and to serve mother India by keeping the surroundings neat and clean.

The participants pledged that they will devote 100 hours per year, that is two hours per week, to voluntarily work for cleanliness and will neither litter nor let others litter. Besides, they will initiate the quest for cleanliness with themselves, their family, their locality, their village and their work places. They also expressed confidence that every step they take towards cleanliness will help in making our country clean. 

Later, cleanliness drive was organized by the District Administration across the district in which all the concerned officers and officials participated.

During the drive, plastic and other non-decomposable waste was collected which was disposed of appropriately. 

Paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the DC said that Gandhi Ji always gave the message of cleanliness and the duty of every citizen is to contribute to this common cause to keep surroundings clean.