“A clean India would
be the best tribute India could pay to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 birth
anniversary in 2019,” said PM of India as he launched the Swachh Bharat Mission
on 2nd October 2014 throughout length and breadth of the country as a national
movement. He gave the mantra of ‘Na gandagi karenge, Na karne denge.’
A sense of
responsibility and awareness has been evoked among the people through the Clean
India Movement. With citizens now becoming active participants in cleanliness
activities across the nation, the dream of a ‘Clean India’ once seen by Mahatma
Gandhi has begun to get a shape.
The government has
created a platform for the citizens to keep our country clean. There is an
enormous effort put in by the government to keep our country clean. This can be
successful only if we contribute to the mission. We cannot ask the country to do everything. What is more important is what we have done
for our country. When we go abroad for a trip or whatsoever reasons, we throw
the waste in dustbins and not just openly on the road. Then why can’t we do the
same in our country.
It’s about following
the basics to keep the surroundings clean, simple things like to put the waste
in dustbins, while traveling in train, many people normally throw the food
outside the window and thus pollute the environment. Instead of throwing it
outside the window, people can just wait for the next station and put the waste
in dustbin. We must also think about using the handkerchiefs to the extent
possible instead of tissue paper to further save the environment. These are just few examples and there are
many more. The more we take a step towards keeping our country clean, the happier
we will feel.
There are a lot of
benefits from the Swachh Bharat mission
1. We can improve the
health of our countrymen
2. We can enhance our
tourism
3. We can prevent many
diseases.
4. We can have a happy and
healthy society
5. We can attract global
players to invest in India
6. We can give better
life for the upcoming generations
7. We can build a better
eco-friendly environment
8. We can reduce cost of
maintenance
9. We can feel proud
When we
have an intolerance policy towards our house cleanliness, why can’t we have the
same mindset for our home country Just an introspection question to all of us -
if we being the citizens don’t value the importance of keeping our country
clean, is it worth to follow it in abroad countries just because we are bound
by the law of the land, we must never forget- Charity begins at home. So if
today we put some efforts, which could be as small as retaining the waste
packet until we locate a dustbin or encouraging others to do the same, It does
make a difference…
Discipline
comes from within, and it’s time we make that discipline a part of our culture
with the Swach Bharat Mission.
