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Pralhad Joshi Joins Hubballi Cleanliness Drive
Pralhad Joshi joined a street-cleaning event in Hubballi.
The event was held to remember Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Joshi swept roads and helped collect garbage.
The campaign took place in three wards.
He said Gandhi and Shastri still inspire people today.
He also spoke about the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Joshi asked people to keep homes, neighbourhoods and public places clean.
He encouraged families to separate wet and dry waste.
Civic workers and local representatives also took part.
Union Minister for Education Pralhad Joshi participated in a cleanliness drive in Hubballi on Friday.
The ‘Swachh Ward-Sundar Ward’ campaign covered Wards 36, 37 and 38 of the Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency.
Joshi swept streets and helped collect and dispose of garbage during the campaign.
The event commemorated the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Joshi urged residents to avoid littering and separate wet and dry waste at home.
- Who
- Union Minister for Education Pralhad Joshi, civic workers and local representatives participated.
- What
- A ‘Swachh Ward-Sundar Ward’ cleanliness and public-awareness campaign was held.
- Where
- Wards 36, 37 and 38 in Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency, Hubballi.
- When
- Friday, on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
- Why
- The campaign aimed to promote cleanliness, sanitation and public participation under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Key facts
- Campaign
- ‘Swachh Ward-Sundar Ward’ awareness campaign
- Location
- Wards 36, 37 and 38 of Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency
- Activity
- Street sweeping, garbage collection and disposal
- Occasion
- Birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Message
- Residents were urged not to litter and to separate wet and dry waste
- National initiative
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
- Participants
- Pralhad Joshi, civic workers, Rajya Sabha member M. Nagaraj, MLA Mahesh Tenginakai and local representatives
Quotes
Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister for Education who participated in the Hubballi cleanliness campaign
“Mahatma Gandhi made truth, justice, ethics, simplicity and cleanliness an integral part of his life and remained an ideal for society. His simple personality and lifestyle continue to inspire people.”
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“Keeping not only our homes but also our neighbourhoods and public places clean is the duty and responsibility of every citizen.”
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Sources
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