Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday visited the public toilet the Coimbatore Corporation had constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission, inspected the Coimbatore town bus stand and visited the Arima Sunnyside apartment to learn about segregated waste disposal.
Addressing the residents there, he said every citizen had to play a pivotal role by dedicating himself or herself towards the growth of their area. He or she should also give priority to cleanliness that would promote health and hygiene.
The Governor said people’s participation in the Swachh Bharat Mission was imperative to the Prime Minister’s vision to develop a clean India. It should grow to a mass movement and that could start with every individual, house.
He asked the politicians, officials and members of the public present there to make young people participate in the movement.
Mr. Purohit also appealed to social entrepreneurs to construct toilets by roping in corporates and donors to stop open defecation. The country need to develop a culture of cleanliness. The first step towards that would be stop littering.
Quoting religious scriptures, he reiterated that all had emphasised the importance of cleanliness.
Earlier, he visited the public toilet the Corporation had constructed in Gandhipuram with funds from the Central Government’s Swachh Bharat Mission. He also participated in the cleaning drive in the third bay inside the Gandhipuram town bus stand and visited the e-toilet there.
At the apartment he learnt how the residents segregated waste into wet, dry and household hazardous and discarded those. The residents handed over the waste to the ‘No Dumping’ team.
Later in the day, the Governor urged people to conserve water and said rainwater harvest should be made compulsory. He also participated in a sapling plantation drive organised at Thoravalur by Gramiya Makkal Iyakkam and confederation of farmers’ organisations.
He too was a farmer, understood their difficulties, the Governor said and added that our ancestors had worshipped rivers and forest.
