People from all walks of life join Sambhajinagar cleanliness drive

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The fortnight-long cleanliness drive launched by the local civic body on Aug 1 has gained further momentum with different sections of society joining the movement.

Stating that nearly 142 tonne of garbage was collected from different parts of the city during the initial two days, civic authorities said the drive has been witnessing an increasing response.

“Students from Maulana Azad Education Trust joined the cleanliness campaign on Saturday. Scores of volunteers cleaned the vicinity of their campus with the participation of members of teaching and non-teaching staff,” civic authorities said.

Named ‘One Hour For My City’, the cleanliness drive has also witnessed the participation of the local merchants' body and the association of hotels. Laxminarayan Rathi from the local merchants’ body said different members of the association have taken up the responsibility to clean busy market areas. “The drive is witnessing organised efforts to clean the market areas. We hope the fortnight-long efforts will produce visible results,” he said.

Shivaji Patil, president of the local hotels’ association, said over 200 members of his association have committed support to the ongoing cleanliness drive.

“We are in touch with the civic administration since the planning stage of the drive. We hope that the drive will offer benefits to the local hospitality industry,” he said.

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