JAMMU: Member Parliament, Shamsher Singh Manhas Wednesday flagged off awareness rally on ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ from Government (Boys) Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar to educate people to keep their city clean. Jammu Municipal Commissioner Mandeep Kaur and Joint Commissioner JMC, R S Jamwal were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Manhas exhorted upon people to maintain sanitation for healthy environment. He appealed to them to come forward and join hands to make the city a better place to live. Artists of Gramin Duggar Lok Manch and Unique Dancing Institute presented a cultural programme giving a message of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.
Participating students and dignitaries pledged to devote at least two hours a week to make this drive successful. The participants also pledged to motivate 100 citizens to take this oath of keeping their home, locality, village and their workplace clean and green. It is pertinent to mention here that on the occasion of first anniversary of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) shall launch a ‘Clean Jammu Abhiyan’ from October 2.