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IIT-Indore Takes Swachhata Cleanliness Message Beyond Its Campus
IIT Indore organized two days of activities about keeping places clean.
The activities took place on September 23 and 24 as part of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign.
Staff learned how to separate waste into four groups.
They were also asked to reduce waste, reuse items, recycle and avoid plastic.
On the second day, professional performers presented a street play.
The play explained cleanliness, hygiene and helping the community.
More than 120 students from a school in Dewas watched and joined the programme.
The institute hoped these activities would encourage better habits and a cleaner environment.
IIT Indore held a two-day Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 awareness drive on September 23 and 24.
The campaign included a four-way waste-segregation session for housekeeping and administrative staff.
Participants were encouraged to reduce, reuse, recycle and avoid plastics.
Professional artistes performed a street play on cleanliness, hygiene and civic responsibility.
More than 120 students from Sandipani Higher Secondary School in Dewas attended the programme.
- Who
- IIT Indore, its staff and students, professional artistes, and more than 120 students from Sandipani Higher Secondary School.
- What
- A two-day cleanliness and environmental-awareness drive featuring waste-segregation education and street theatre.
- Where
- IIT Indore’s campus in Indore, including Balda Farm House and the Learning Resource Centre; participating school students came from Dewas.
- When
- September 23 and 24, during the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign.
- Why
- To promote waste segregation, responsible environmental habits, behavioural change and community participation.
Key facts
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026
- Duration
- Two days
- Dates
- September 23 and 24
- Waste focus
- Four-way segregation at source
- Guiding principles
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Say No to Plastics
- School participation
- More than 120 students from Sandipani Higher Secondary School, Dewas
- Street-theatre venue
- Learning Resource Centre at IIT Indore










