JAMMU: After the Clarion call of 1 Hour Shramdaan in Swachhata hi Seva campaign by Honâble Prime Minister, thousands of people across the twin UTs of J&K and Ladakh joined the cleanliness campaigns organised by NYKS. Hundreds of events were organised by NYKS under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt of India across the UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
Various programs under the Mega Campaign were organised in Jammu Division. The Ramnagar fort of Udhampur district witnessed cleanliness drive by Youth club members and volunteers of NYK Udhampur. In Kathua district, Swachhata Abhiyaan was organised in Nagri Parole by volunteers and youth club members of NYK Kathua. Similar program was organised in Dharmahanpur block of Kathua. In Rajouri district, Swachhata drives were held in Panchayat Lower Hathal of Sunderbani Block, Dalhori in Dhangri Block by volunteers and club members of NYK Rajouri. In Poonch, Mega cleanliness drive was held in GDC Mendhar by volunteers and youth club members of NYK Poonch in collaboration with NSS unit of GDC Mendhar. In Jammu district, cleanliness drive was held in panchayat Lower Khara Kohag by by volunteers and youth club members of NYK Jammu.
Cleanliness drives were also held in Kashmir Division under the second phase of Meri Maati Mera Desh. In Pulwama, youth volunteers organised a Cleanliness Drive in which people actively participated. Similar events were held across Srinagar and Baramulla districts in which volunteers and youth clubs cleaned public places including parks, health centres,religious places etc. In Leh and Kargil districts of UT of Ladakh, Cleanliness drives were heldin different blocks in which people actively participated and cleaned public places.
Under the Swachhata hi Seva campaign, 1 hour shramdaan was contributed by lakhs of people across the nation. The Ministy of Housing and Urban Affairs was the nodal ministry of the mega National Event and lakhs of events were created on the dedicated portal created for the purpose.