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Jal Shakti Minister Urges Cleanliness as Collective Responsibility
Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil spoke about keeping places clean.
He said people should make cleanliness part of their everyday lives.
He also urged people not to litter and to discourage others from doing it.
Patil spoke at a village meeting in Gujarat on October 2, 2026.
He thanked sanitation workers for their work.
People at the meeting discussed village sanitation and ways to manage waste.
They also reviewed efforts to separate waste at its source.
The meetings were held in rural communities across India.
Their findings could help villages include improvements in their development plans.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil urged citizens to make cleanliness part of daily life and collective responsibility.
Patil spoke at a Special Gram Sabha in Majigam village, Gujarat, on Swachh Bharat Diwas, October 2, 2026.
He felicitated sanitation workers and said cleanliness should be a lasting commitment, not a one-day campaign.
The meeting discussed Swachhata Hi Seva 2026, the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and a digital village self-assessment framework.
Special Gram Sabhas across rural India reviewed sanitation and waste management, including source segregation and planning local improvements.
- Who
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, sanitation workers, and participants in the Special Gram Sabha.
- What
- Patil urged citizens to make cleanliness a daily and shared responsibility; the meeting reviewed sanitation and waste-management efforts.
- Where
- Majigam village, Chikhli Block, Navsari District, Gujarat; Special Gram Sabhas were also held across rural India.
- When
- October 2, 2026, on Swachh Bharat Diwas.
- Why
- To encourage lasting public participation in cleanliness and review local sanitation and waste-management work.
Key facts
- Minister
- C.R. Patil, Union Jal Shakti Minister
- Village meeting location
- Majigam village, Chikhli Block, Navsari District, Gujarat
- Event date
- October 2, 2026
- Occasion
- Swachh Bharat Diwas
- Topics discussed
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026; Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026; and Swachh Seva Aankalan
- Review focus
- Local sanitation, waste management, four-way source segregation, and bulk waste generators
- Planning link
- Identified actions could be integrated into Panchayat Development Plans, including GPDPs
Quotes
C.R. Patil
Union Jal Shakti Minister
“Under this, a nationwide Jan Andolan in the form of Swachh Bharat Mission has transformed the rural sanitation scenario. This Janbhagidari for Swachh Bharat continues to drive the mission at grassroots level.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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