The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) will help India achieve some of its sustainable development goals, according to A.P. Das, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN).
India’s target of complete sanitation in the next few years will hopefully bring about a clean behavioural change among the country’s populace. The spotlight on cleanliness and hygiene will also aid the ‘Incredible India’ campaign, he said at an event to release an action report on SBA.
The report details the clean-up campaign, folk songs and dances, skits, street plays, rallies, photography competitions, slogan contests, door-to-door campaigns and research undertaken by students and faculty members for a month till October 2.
Releasing the report and the university newsletter Lapwing , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor K. Ramasamy advocated moving beyond clearing waste and cleanliness to recycling.
The CUTN fraternity had applied diverse strategies to promote cleanliness within the campus and in villages nearby, recognising that public participation was crucial for the success of the programme. Through Swachhata Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Seva, a student-teacher-public connect was established to promote cleanliness as a value, CUTN SBA nodal officer N. Sivakami said and listed out department-wise activities.
Student teams performed dance, folk songs and skits to reinstate the need for cleanliness and creating a open-defecation free India.
CUTN Registrar S. Bhuvaneswari and Controller of Examinations Dr. A. Raghupathy also spoke on the occasion.
