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Nagpur: Pradip Pohane flags off Swachhata Rath

NAGPUR: Standing committee chairman Pradip Pohane and health centre chairman Virendra Kukreja on Monday launched city wide ‘Swachhata Hee Sewa’ (Service through cleanliness) programme by flagging off one each Swachhata Rath (mechanised vehicles) at NMC' headquarters in Civil Lines .


He urged people to take seriously the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan , a flagship scheme introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

“Nagpur city is already declared open defecation free city in the state,” an official release quoted him as saying.

Pohane expressed concern over no segregation of waste at source. He said along with segregation of waste, the five raths will also create awareness about Swachh Bharat abhiyan by visiting every locality. In 2019, the city was ranked 58th in the Swachh Bharat Survey.

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