Jhala residents clean village daily under ‘Dhanyavad Prakriti’ initiative
Monday, September 30, 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Even as the authorities are struggling to maintain basic civic sanitation in Dehradun and other urban areas of the State due to factors including public apathy, young residents of a distant village in Uttarkashi district have undertaken a novel initiative. Their initiative impressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi enough for him to cite their efforts as an example for others. Modi talked about this village while addressing the nation in the 114th edition of Mann Ki Baat programme on Sunday.
After listening to the PM’s address at a gathering in the Anarwala area of Dehradun, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami pointed out that PM Modi had talked about the border village of Jhala in Uttarkashi district. The youth of this village have undertaken a special initiative to keep their surroundings clean. They are conducting a ‘Dhanyavad Prakriti’ campaign in the village. As part of this campaign, cleaning is undertaken every day for two hours in the village. The trash strewn in the paths of the village is collected and dumped at a designated location outside the village. This is making the village clean while also raising public awareness. The CM appealed to the people of Uttarakhand to undertake similar initiatives in all areas of the State in order to ensure the desired level of cleanliness. He said that the State government is also laying special focus on sanitation in order to further boost tourism.
Dhami said, “PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat programme always inspires all to do better work on socially relevant issues. This programme will complete 10 years on the occasion of Navratri on October 3. By talking about social organisations and individuals doing commendable work in various parts of the country, the PM has motivated the citizens to do good works. Many are also doing commendable work after being motivated by the PM’s Mann Ki Baat,” he said.
The CM said that all the people must make collective effort and contribute towards achieving PM Modi’s resolve to make India a developed nation by 2047. Special focus must be laid on the ‘vocal for local’ concept to encourage local products. “We should buy local products on festive occasions and thus contribute to enhancing the livelihood of the people at the local level. Along with development, we will also have to nurture our heritage. We must strive constantly to preserve our local languages, dialects and culture,” Dhami added.
Cabinet minister Ganesh Joshi also expressed his views on the occasion.
