SRINAGAR: On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, Department of Tourism organized a day-long cleanliness drive as part of ‘Swachh Bharat’ initiative here at Tourist Reception Centre. The Deputy Director Recreation launched the drive in which the senior officers and other staff members participated.
During the drive, plastic and other non-decomposable waste was collected from the premises of the TRC and disposed off the same appropriately. The Deputy Director said that cleanliness is must for ensuring healthy environment and it is duty of every one to contribute in this noble cause. He also appealed the participants to spread the message of swachhata and no to single use plastic, which is the main source of hazard environment.