Page 55 - Mann Ki Baat - English May 2022

Saadhna and Sanskar :
The Swachhata Warriors of Uttarakhand
The Prime Minister, in his ‘Mann clean on a mission mode. He also
Ki Baat’ address, talked about conducts regular cleanliness
the people who are going out programmes. The interesting
of their way to keep the State of fact about his programme is that
Uttarakhand clean and green. he has named it Mann ki Baat.
A team of Doordarshan talked “It’s my responsibility to make
to these Swachhata Warriors Modi ji’s mission successful in
of Uttarakhand about their my area,” he said.
initiatives.
Similarly, Champa Devi from
Rudraprayag’s Manoj Bainjwal village Devar has been working
has been running a cleanliness hard for the past three years
drive in his area for to make the women
the past 25 years. of her village aware
“Currently, through Seva about cleanliness and
International, I have waste management.
been working towards Not only this,
maintaining cleanliness Champa Devi has
in four villages — Devar, also been actively
Sankari, Bhainsari, and planting trees in her
Guptkashi,” he said. village since 1984
Bainjwal is also engaged and has successfully
in making holy places plastic free transformed a barren land into
and has been engaged in creating a forest. “We have monthly
awareness about cleanliness in meetings where we hold
the community as well. discussions on Swachhata and
the environment. Earlier, the
Bainjwal further said that despite
garbage was littered at various
dustbins being placed at various
places. Now, we have created a
places in Maidan Garhi area,
green and beautiful wilderness.
people still are disposing their
We are (also) reviving the water
garbage irresponsibly and
resources,” she added. While
polluting the pilgrimage sites. “I
Champa Devi is grateful that the
decided to pick up trash on my
Prime Minister appreciated her
way down the 3-km trek from
work in ‘Mann ki Baat’, she also
the Mataji Mandir along with my
has a request for the devotees —
fellow mates,” he added.
to not litter the religious places
Another person from with garbage.
Uttarakhand who has made
cleanliness his life mantra is
Surendra Bagwadi. Hailing from To know more about the
Guptkashi, he has taken up the Swachhata Warriors of
responsibility of keeping his area Uttarakhand, scan the QR code
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