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by Sange Sherpa ji of Thegu       garbage is not strewn around.
          village of Sikkim. For the last 14   Now, about 5 lakh tourists reach
          years, he is engaged in the work   here every year to see this very
          of  environmental   protection    clean lake.  Sange Sherpa has
          at an altitude of more than       also been honoured by many
          12,000 feet. Sange ji has taken   organizations for this unique
          up  the  task  of  keeping clean   effort to conserve Tsomgo
          the Tsomgo (Somgo) lake that      (Somgo) lake. Due to such
          is of cultural and mythological   efforts, today, Sikkim is counted
          importance. With his untiring     among the cleanest states of
          efforts, he has changed the       India. Along with Sange Sherpa
          look and feel of this glacier lake.   ji and his colleagues, I also
          When Sange Sherpa ji started      heartily appreciate the people
          this campaign of cleanliness in   engaged in the noble effort
          the year 2008, he had to face     of environmental protection
          many  difficulties.  But  within  no   across the country.
          time, along with the youth and       Friends, I am happy that
          villagers,  the panchayat also    the  ‘Swachh Bharat  Mission’
          started offering full support in   has  become  firmly  rooted  in
          this noble work. Today, if you    the mind of every Indian today.
          go to see the Tsomgo lake, you    Since the inception of this mass
          will  find  huge  garbage  bins  all   movement in the year 2014, to
          around there. Now, the garbage    take it to new heights, many
          collected here is sent for        unique efforts have been made
          recycling. Garbage bags made      by the people.
          of cloth are also given to the       These efforts are being
          tourists coming here so that the   made not only within the


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