Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Agnimitra Paul Calls for Street-Level Cleanliness Action
A cleanliness event was held at Kalyani University before Gandhi Jayanti.
Minister Agnimitra Paul said people must fight garbage and pollution in everyday public spaces.
She asked people to stop using single-use plastic.
She also supported fines for people who dump waste carelessly.
Paul suggested alternatives such as bags made from corn.
She wants old waste across West Bengal to be cleared by 2027.
University Vice-Chancellor Kallol Pal said cleanliness should be treated as everyone’s civic responsibility.
More than 200 students and university staff joined the cleanup.
West Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul said the fight against garbage and pollution must move from slogans to street-level action.
Paul called for an end to single-use plastic, tougher enforcement against dumping, and wider use of the Swachh app.
Kalyani University held its cleanliness campaign under the Swachhata Action Plan 2026 and NaMo Seva Gatha.
Paul set 2027 as the target for clearing legacy waste across West Bengal and approved a proposal to name a major Kalyani road after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.
More than 200 students, teachers, researchers and officials joined the cleanliness drive outside the university’s administrative building.
- Who
- West Bengal urban development minister Agnimitra Paul, Kalyani University officials, and more than 200 students and staff.
- What
- A cleanliness campaign addressing garbage, pollution, plastic use, waste dumping and legacy waste.
- When
- Thursday, on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti; the university’s program was titled Swachhata Action Plan 2026 and NaMo Seva Gatha.
- Where
- Kalyani University, including its Vidyasagar Auditorium and the area outside the administrative building, in Kalyani, West Bengal.
- Why
- To promote cleanliness as a civic responsibility and strengthen action against garbage, pollution and indiscriminate dumping.
- Speaker
- Agnimitra Paul, West Bengal urban development minister
- Venue
- Kalyani University’s Vidyasagar Auditorium
- Waste target
- Legacy waste across West Bengal targeted for clearance by 2027
- Participants
- More than 200 students, along with teachers, researchers and university officials
- Plastic policy
- Paul called for ending single-use plastic and using eco-friendly alternatives
- Enforcement
- Paul backed tougher action, including fines for indiscriminate dumping
- Additional concern
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor Parthapratim Sarkar raised concerns about electromagnetic radiation as invisible environmental pollution