The Government of India has initiated a nationwide cleanliness campaign to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2nd. This year, marking the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the day will be observed as "Clean India Day." As part of this, the "Swachhta Hi Seva-2024" fortnight has been launched, running from September 17, 2024, to October 31, 2024, during which:

• Cleanliness campaign was conducted in 8 Municipal Corporations and 157 Nagarpalikas of the State.
• A total of more than 90 cleanliness street dramas were organized in the Municipal Corporations/municipalities of the state.
• A total of 24,705 citizens participated in the theme-based cleaning of public transport and highways and contributed 31,747 hours of labor in which 21.34 tonnes of waste was collected out of which 18.64 tonnes were disposed of and the remaining waste disposal is in the progress.
• A total of 1086 Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVP) were cleaned in the Nagarpalikas and Municipal Corporations of the state.
• A total of 744 main roads, 297 market areas, 994 commercial areas, 2,971 residential areas of the state were cleaned during the campaign.
• A total of 533 black spots were cleaned in the state's ULBs.
• A total of 230 Red Spots (Pan Pichkari) and 123 Yellow Spots (open urinals) were cleaned in the ULBs of the state.
• In addition, a total of 656 community/public toilets and urinals in the ULBs of the state were cleaned.

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