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Thereupon, it is the millions of people Realizing the adverse effects of water
of the country, who have taken pollution upon seeing people dispose of
SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAAN forward the baton and made the waste in the waterbody after the festivities,
five years ago, he decided to take a stand
Swachh Bharat Mission one of the
A MISSION FOR THE PEOPLE, biggest-ever drives to accelerate the and now invests a lot of his time in this
endeavour.
BY THE PEOPLE nation’s efforts towards achieving a Patil ji is also working on creating green
Clean India.
fencing on river banks with native trees in
Living in a clean environment keeps the
The Prime Minister has always led by order to prevent littering in the river. His
Be it Rahul of Puri or body healthy, and fosters the happiness of interesting attempt at changing people’s
example and consistently spread the
Chandrakishore of Nashik, they both body and mind. Therefore, behaviour toward cleanliness is such that
teach us a lot. As citizens, we cleanliness must be included, by habit message of Swachh Bharat by
when he notices resistance from people for
must carry out our duties, and by choice, in our daily routines. urging people across the nation
this noble cause, he fills bottles with the river
whether it is cleanliness, nutrition,
Mahatma Gandhi rightly said 'Cleanliness through his words and actions while water and asks the people to take a sip from
or vaccination… all these efforts
is service.’ It is extremely important for our it. When they refuse, he makes them aware
also help us in staying healthy. encouraging and bringing to light the
country, our life. Since dirt affects the
inspiring endeavours of the of the severe pollution in the river and so forth
environment and life around us, we must
Prime Minister Narendra Modi keep our surroundings clean and also proponents of cleanliness - as he continues to spread awareness.
(in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address) inspire others to do the same. calls Swachhagrahis. Chandrakishore ji’s relentless effort towards
creating a Swachh Bharat is indeed a
By adopting cleanliness in our lifestyle, we motivating force for the citizens to take
can prevent sickness. This importance of conscious actions for a cleaner India.
cleanliness was also well understood Chandrakishore
It gives me immense pleasure that during the last two years of the COVID-19 Patil - A vigilant
the Hon’ble Prime Minister pandemic.
honoured my efforts. And I wish to hero of cleanliness
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
say to the people of the nation, that
‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ on 2nd October
even your efforts can be
2014 as a consolidated cleanliness drive In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the PM lauded
appreciated by the PM himself. All
across India which brought a revolution the efforts of one such
you need to do is not litter on the
in the nation. As a result, awareness Swachhagrahi whose resolve for
streets or throw garbage or plastic
around cleanliness increased among
in the rivers and if you see anyone cleanliness is truly heartfelt.
the masses and it became an integral
doing so, you must stop them. Chandrakishore Patil, from Nashik,
part of our behaviour, thus turned this
Maharashtra is a determined man
Chandrakishore Patil mission into a janandolan movement.
who stands by the Godavari river,
Nasik, Maharashtra
As a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s dream and constantly encourages people
of a cleaner India, the Prime Minister led not to throw garbage in the river. He
this National movement for cleanliness strives for cleanliness unswervingly,
with the sole mantra ‘Na gandagi so much so that if he sees someone
karenge, Na karne denge’ (People doing it, he immediately takes an
should neither litter nor let others litter). action and stops them.
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