The Government of India has initiated a nationwide cleanliness campaign to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2^nd. This year, marking the 10^th 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^th, 2024, to October 31^st, 2024, during which:

• Cleanliness campaign was conducted in 8 Municipal Corporations and 157 Nagarpalikas of the State.
• A total of more than 70 cleanliness street dramas were organized in the Municipal Corporations/municipalities of the state.
• A total of 1,55,898 citizens participated in the cleaning of Religious & Tourist places and contributed 1,73,27,595 hours of labor in which 10,804 tonnes of waste was collected out of which 9202 tonnes were disposed off and the remaining waste disposal is in the progress.
• A total of 2,322 Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVP) were cleaned in the Nagarpalikas and Municipal Corporations of the state.
• A total of 1,903 main roads, 773 market areas, 3,485 commercial areas, 5,679 residential areas of the state were cleaned during the campaign.
• A total of 1,106 black spots were cleaned in the state's ULBs.
• A total of 315 Red Spots (Pan Pichkari) and 238 Yellow Spots (open urinals) were cleaned in the ULBs of the state.
• A total of 198 street food stalls / street food vendors participated in the Swachh street food fest.
• In addition, a total of 1,806 community/public toilets and urinals in the ULBs of the state were cleaned.

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