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Thinking over Swachhta is concern of one and all: Sunil Sharma
Imbibing moral values among people is key to every success
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JAMMU, MARCH 12: Minister of State for Transport
and, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Monday, stressed on
the need to evolve a society based on moral values where individuals
voluntarily submit to the civic standards for cleanliness and hygiene.
“There is need to change the mind
set and create awareness along with the creation of civic infrastructure
because one cannot make people to shun ill practice by using force” he added while addressing a
seminar on Swachhta Bharat Abhiyan, here at Jammu University today.
The seminar on the topic of “Role of regional media and
community mobilization for success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” was organized by Directorate of
Field Publicity, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India,
JK Region, in collaboration with Department of Students Welfare, University of
Jammu at Brigadier Rajinder Singh Auditorium, Jammu University, here today.
The Minister was the chief guest
while as Vice-Chancellor of University of Jammu Prof. R. D. Sharma and
Vice-Chancellor, Central University, Jammu, Prof. Ashok Aima were guests of
honour on the occasion.
Director Information and Public
Relations Muneer-ul-Islam, Director Rural Development Department Jammu, R. K.
Bhat, Deputy Director News Doordarshan Kandra Jammu, Sanjit Khajuria, Deputy
Director Directorate of Field Publicity GOI Neha Jalali, Scientist, Statist Pollution
Control Board Miss Anuradha, President Press Club Jammu Ashwani Kumar, Senior
journalist Tarun Upadhyay, Bureau Chief Times Now Pardeep Dutta, various
Faculty members of Jammu University also spoke on the topic.
The Minister said that regional
media played yeoman’s role in making
Swatchh Bharat Campaign a success in the State. He said that Prime Minister has
given slogan of Swatchhta, the media has played its role and it is now turn of
common masses to change their mind set. He said imbibing moral values is key to
every success, adding that it will change our mind set and will become
responsible citizen of the nation.
Sunil Sharma said that keeping our
surroundings neat and clean is the responsibility of every individual. “It is moral duty of every one to
think over Swatchhta which is concern of one and all” said the Minster.
Highlighting the activities being carried out for
making the campaign a success, the speakers said that making the State a clean
and healthy place for living is the responsibility of every individual. They
said that the Government can only float a scheme and making the scheme a
success is responsibility of common people who are stakeholders. They said
there is dire need that every citizen of State takes personal interest and participate
in the ‘Swachh Bharath’ Mission.
The Speakers said that too much consumption of bad
quality plastic and thermo-coal material is polluting the environment which is
harmful for the human lives. They sought cooperation of people to help local
bodies in taking up pollution-free solid-waste management by segregating waste
at source and not expecting others to clean the filth created by them.
Besides senior officers of the Directorate of Field
Publicity, media persons and students of Jammu University, Central University
and Government Polytechnic College, Jammu, were present on the occasion.
