The nation wide Swachhata Hi Seva campaign is now entering its second week. The inaugural week saw a wave of cleanliness activities across the country. <br/><br/>In Chennai to keep the city clean and green, a battery of Judges from Madras High Court joined hands with public, students, officials , city corporation, police and others in a massive cleaning drive along the Vaigai river.<br/><br/>In Maharashtra, 430 Gram Panchayats have been declared Open defecation Free and over 58 thousand toilets have been constructed since September 15th. <br/><br/> World famous sand artist, Sudarshan Pattnaik, used his award money to construct two toilets for fisherman in Puri after receiving a personal letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage with the cause of Swachhata. A young girl from Bihar created a song on Swachhata which is drawing significant attention and accolades.<br/><br/>In Jharkhand, Swachhata sentiment was spread to educational institutions by appealing to the universities to clean their campuses. The week also saw significant newspaper articles on Swachhata. <br/><br/>Media also played a supportive role through channels like DD Sahayadri which started a special series on Swachhata Hi Seva to be broadcast everyday till 2nd October.
News On AIR | September 23, 2017 8:51 PM
Nation wide Swachhata Hi Seva campaign enters its second week