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Ganga swachhta Pakhwada 2023

Ganga Swachhta Pakhwada has towns along the River’s tributaries, To mark the occasion of World
been one of the most effective ways with a slew of activities having Water Day on 22nd March,
to spread awareness on Namami taken place to engage people from National Mission for Clean Ganga
Gange Programme. Observed all walks of life in Namami Gange (NMCG) organised along with its
every year from 16th March to 31st Programme. stakeholders a cleanliness drive at
March, the Pakhwada since 2017 Kalindi Kunj ghat on Yamuna in
has acted as an event to reach out The activities which were organized the National Capital on 25th March
to thousands of people across 5 included Awareness Rallies, 2023. The participants included
main stem Ganga basin States of Swachhta Abhiyan, Painting Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Municipal
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Competition, Ganga Quiz, Ganga Corporation of Delhi (MCD), TCE,
Jharkhand & West Bengal, National Sangoshti, Nukkad Nataks, Ganga Task force (GTf), Tree
Capital Territory of Delhi and towns Signature and Shapath campaigns,
located on the banks of Ganga’s Cycling, Painting, Drawing, Essay Craze foundation (TCf), Ganga
tributaries. It has managed to bring competitions, Shram Daan, Ganga Vichar Manch (GVM), YSS, Amity
about a behavioral change in the Swachhta Pad Yatra, Ganga University etc. People from all walks
way people, especially locals, view Cleanliness Drive, folk Dance, of life joined in large numbers.
Ganga with respect to its economic Plantation, Cultural Programme, Several awareness activities were
significance besides the cultural Ganga Swachhta rallies etc. also organized in main stem Ganga
and social reverence it commands. Volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra basin States in which various
Ganga Swachhta Pakhwada 2023 Sangathan, Ganga Praharis, Ganga members from volunteer groups
was observed energetically in five Mitras and Ganga Doots also took and civil society participated in large
main stem Ganga basin States and part in large numbers. numbers.

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