PANAJI
In support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national call to action for “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Sath” on Sunday, actor Arjun Rampal led the cleanliness drive at Miramar beach in Goa.
Organised by Principal Director of Income Tax (Investigation) Panaji in association with Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Rotary Club & El Shaddai, Goa made way for one hour of shramdaan for swachhata by roping in Rampal and filmmaker-actor Rahul Mittra.
The drive was joined by nature enthusiasts, school children and youth in large numbers.
“It’s our responsibility to leave a clean planet for our successive generations,” said Rampal at this special drive.
Rampal also took to social media and shared photos from the drive. He wrote: “A morning well spent in cleaning our mess. A beach clean up initiative of honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji call for #ektareekhekghantaeksaath shramdaan for swachchhata.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and many of his Cabinet ministers participated in cleanliness drives across the State.
While Sawant took part in a drive in his constituency Sanquelim, his Cabinet colleagues, including Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, joined similar programmes at different locations.
When PM Modi took a broom in his hand and started cleaning the street, he became the second leader after Mahatma Gandhi to do so, Sawant told a gathering at Sankhalim.
The CM said that one step by the PM has turned into a movement for the entire country where cleanliness has become a focal point of the developmental narrative.
