On the occasion of the ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ which is being observed on the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, across the country today, on 31st October, Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Information & Broadcasting Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur arrived at IISER today. He took the opportunity to pay homage to Sardar Patel and flag off the ‘Run For Unity’ from this campus while also presiding over the closing ceremony of ‘Clean India 2.0’.
Image: Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Information & Broadcasting Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur paying homage to Sardar Patel on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas at IISER, Mohali
This national level closing ceremony was started by garlanding the photo of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said that Sardar Patel’s contribution to the unity and integrity of the country will continue to be a source of inspiration. He said that due to the inspiration of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Run for Unity is being conducted in more than 75 thousand places across the country in which youth from all over the country are increasingly participating. He also said that this time’s cleanliness campaign has also received a great response from the youth of the country. The volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra and Rashtriya Seva Yojana have together created a valuable history of cleanliness. He shared, “We had a goal to collect 100 Kg of garbage between Gandhi Jayanti and the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. We achieved this great goal in just 19 days. So far, a total of 2,08,83,704 Kg of garbage has been collected.” He also apprised that out of this collected waste, 2,04,84,176 Kg of waste has been duly disposed of so far.
Image: Hon’ble Union Minister Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur addressing the audience at IISER, Mohali
The youth of the country is moving forward on the idea given by Hon’ble Prime Minister that he will make the country strong and self-reliant in the Amrit period. On this occasion, ‘Run for Unity’ was also flagged off by the Honourable Minister where round 1200 volunteers participated.
Image: Hon’ble Union Minister Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’
Also present on stage during the Clean India 2.0 closing ceremony were Sh. Amit Talwar, Deputy commissioner, SAS Nagar, Sh J Gowrishankar, Director, IISER, Sh Pradip Singh, Registrar , IISER, Smt. Harinder Kaur, RD , NSS, Sh Surinder Saini, Director, NYKS , Punjab and Chandigarh, Smt. Madhu Choudhary, Director, NYKS Haryana.
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1 अक्टूबर 2022 से गाँधी जयंती तक हमने 100 लाख कि.ग्रा. कचरा को इकट्ठा करने और उसका निपटान करने का लक्ष्य रखा था। हमने अब तक कुल 2,08,83,704 Kg कचरा इकट्ठा कर लिया।
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— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) October 31, 2022
.@Nyksindia से जुड़े युवा साथियों ने जहा 1,50,25,394 kg कचरा इक्कठा किया वही @_NSSIndia से जुड़े साथियों ने 56,26, 291 kg इकट्ठा किया । इस इकट्ठे कचरे में से 2,04,84,176Kg कचरे का अभी तक विधिवत निपटान भी किया जा चुका है।
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— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) October 31, 2022
#SwachhBharat2022 campaign surpassed 1cr kg waste collection monthly target 🎯
✅2,08,83,704 Kg plastic waste collected
✅2,19,558 activities conducted
✅1,67,764 villages covered
✅6,058 blocks covered
✅70,98,077 total participantsCongratulations!
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— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 31, 2022
@ianuragthakur sharing India’s story of #NationalIntegration and the role of #SardarPatel in unifying the nation@PIB_India pic.twitter.com/3WJOMIyQ3c
— PIB in Chandigarh | #AmritMahotsav (@PIBChandigarh) October 31, 2022